Following the statement by opposition party leaders, Knesset members collected 25 signatures to call an emergency session at the General Authority of the Knesset on the following issues: 1. The statement by the head of the Shin Bet and the danger to state security. 2. Government failures and inaction in the prisoner return file, source Channel 12. A senior Israeli official reported that “government ministers will receive an update on the exchange agreement talks.” According to Channel 13, “The cabinet meeting will address the continuation of ground operations in Gaza and the possibility of expanding the war.”
Yedioth Ahronoth: “The scheduled cabinet meeting will discuss the issue of aid to the Gaza Strip and the mechanisms for its implementation. The ministers will demand decisive answers on the future management of the war, as well as set a deadline after which, if an agreement on prisoners is not reached, a phase of intensified fighting will begin.”
Egypt: “In return, the proposal calls for an end to the war, a complete withdrawal from the Strip, an end to the siege, the restoration of life, the achievement of political unity between the West Bank and Gaza, an end to the division and the opening of the way to a gradual solution for the Palestinians.” High-ranking Egyptian sources told Al-Arabi TV: “Hamas has almost completely welcomed all points of the Egyptian proposal and has not expressed reservations on any point.” Hamas clearly and explicitly accepts the Egyptian-Qatari proposal in the late afternoon: “We accept the proposal.” The plan includes a long-term 7-year truce, the release of all Israeli prisoners in exchange for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and Hamas’ declaration of the “status of its weapons.”
According to the IDF: About 30 percent of the Gaza Strip has been transformed into a “security buffer zone.” During recent operations in the Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, the IDF said that reservists from the Jerusalem Brigade, currently on their fourth tour of reserve duty in Gaza, discovered several tunnels and a weapons cache. According to the IDF, the operations in Shejaiya are aimed at expanding the buffer zone along the border with Gaza. The zone is relatively elevated and overlooks the Israeli border communities of Nahal Oz, Kfar Aza, and Saad. Last week, the IDF said that its reserve brigade had eliminated a militant cell planning a sniper attack on Israelis. The tunnels and weapons cache discovered by reservists were destroyed by the elite combat engineering unit “Yakhalom”
Nine US Air Force military transport planes loaded with hundreds of armor-piercing bombs landed in Israel between April 17 and 18, Kann News reported. The supplies will enable Israel and the United States to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities if negotiations fail.
According to Reuters: Israel is considering a limited military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but on a scale far smaller than what could be carried out with US support. It is unclear whether Israel will act on this during the nuclear talks. Citing a senior Iranian security official, Reuters said: “We are aware of Israel’s plans and warn that any attack will be met with a ‘harsh response’.”
On April 21, General Kurilla of the US Central Command returns to Israel for new talks on a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Currently, 25 transport aircraft loaded with ammunition and air defense systems have been delivered to Nevatim Air Base alone in recent weeks. According to some rumors, negotiations have reached a dead end and there will soon be no reason to expect the storm not to break.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump, against the backdrop of talks with Iran and the situation in the Gaza Strip.
Despite reports yesterday that six B-2 Spirit strategic bombers deployed last month to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have begun using the coveted and extremely limited 30,000-pound GBU-57A/B (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) bunker buster bombs against the Houthis in western Yemen, US officials have confirmed that none of the GBU-57s have so far been used against the Houthis, while it is likely that other high-explosive munitions such as the GBU-31 were used instead.
The Trump administration has stepped up its demands on the new government in Syria, demanding that it specifically target extremist elements, expel members of Palestinian terrorist organizations, and strengthen oversight and security at chemical weapons production facilities, the Wall Street Journal reports. There is no mention of Russia and its military presence in the country.
Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense: “As part of the tunnel destruction activities that began on January 8, 2025, approximately 66 kilometers of tunnels in the Tel Rifaat area and 55 kilometers in the Manbij area have been destroyed to date. Work to identify and destroy mines, improvised explosive devices, and tunnels in the region continues without interruption.”
And now a look at the military scenarios updated at 16:30 on April 22. American sources in Al-Arabiya, “since the beginning of the operation in Yemen, more than 500 Houthi fighters and activists have been killed, including senior officials”. On April 21, the spokesman for the Houthi movement, Yahya Sari, claimed responsibility for: “Launching two UAVs towards Eilat and Ashkelon. Attacking two US aircraft carriers with cruise missiles and drones in response to US attacks in Yemen”.
Yemen reports US attacks in the Marab area. On April 21, 25 attacks were reported in the Hodeida region. The Houthis are actively restoring the defense system and have promised to move to a new escalation against the United States.
The Israeli military will continue to hold positions in southern Syria, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said: “We entered here because Syria has collapsed. We occupy key positions and are on the front lines to better protect ourselves. From here we can see everyone on this ridge (Hermon in the Golan Heights – ed.).”
A series of Israeli air strikes targeting vehicles in Lebanon were reported on April 20. According to the Israel Defense Forces, on the afternoon of April 20, Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah rocket launchers and other infrastructure used by the group.
Separately, the Israel Defense Forces said it killed a Hezbollah engineering expert in an attack on Houla in southern Lebanon. The officer was responsible for Hezbollah’s engineering activities in Odaysseh, the army said.
The IDF said in a statement: “On Tuesday morning, the IAF struck the Haret en Naameh area in Lebanon and eliminated Hussein Izzat Mohammad Atwi, a prominent member of the Jamaa Islamiya organization, which is also affiliated with Hamas in Lebanon. He was involved in planning and advancing warfare activities from Lebanon into Israeli territory, in order to attack IDF soldiers on the northern border. Over the years, he carried out rocket attacks, coordinated infrastructure on the northern front, and advanced infiltration attempts into Israeli territory. He was also responsible for directing attacks against Israelis around the world. Atwi operated within the Jamaa Islamiya terrorist organization and in coordination with Hamas in Lebanon. The IDF will continue to work to prevent any threat to civilians in the State of Israel.”
Vehicle targeted in Ba’warta by Israeli strike. Lebanese Civil Defense: “Our personnel managed to put out the fire and retrieve the body of a martyr from the targeted vehicle on Ba’warta road.”
An Israeli drone dropped stun grenades on Kfar Kela, near Fatima Gate, in southern Lebanon. An Israeli drone flew low over Tyre and the towns in the district, in southern Lebanon. Israeli airstrikes targeted the outskirts of Al-Haniyeh (Tyre district). An Israeli drone dropped a stun grenade in the center of Aita al-Shaab, in southern Lebanon. Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Shebaa, in southern Lebanon.
The target of the Haniya airstrike was Ali Kayed Hashem, a citizen of Majdal Zun. He was injured in a previous attack on Nasar road in Deir Qanoun, Ras al-Ain. The Israeli plane hit him with two missiles after he managed to escape and survive the first one, resulting in his martyrdom.
Settlers storm Mount Nahla, south of Bethlehem. Israeli media: A security incident in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli military helicopter carrying soldiers was shot down near Tahrir Zedk hospital in Jerusalem.
Three dead, including two children, as Israel bombed a site north of Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Israeli bombings targeted agricultural lands in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza. Hamas: Israeli aircraft targeted the municipal building and bombed heavy vehicles intended for rescue and debris removal, a criminal continuation of the war of extermination.
One injured in an Israeli bombing that hit the Al-Amour neighborhood, east of Al-Fakhari town, east of Khan Yunis.
Report of IDF presence on Al-Husebeh Street, east of Nablus. A factory raided behind the Arab Bank in eastern Nablus. A factory raided during the IDF assault on eastern Nablus. Sheikh Jandel Salah was arrested by authorities at his home in Jenin.
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