Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff: “I like to set a timetable for the second phase of the agreement and the ceasefire in Gaza, and Qatar has been wonderful with us in the negotiations.” According to Channel 13, which quotes officials: “There is anger at Washington’s behavior in the negotiations and Benjamin Netanyahu will not be able to stand up to Trump.”
After blocking the entry of aid, the Israeli Energy Minister officially announced the cutting of electricity in the Gaza Strip. The electricity grid is destroyed in the Gaza Strip, but there are still water stations that work in areas where the Israeli army has not entered, particularly in the central region. The decision to cut electricity means that water pumps and desalination plants stop working. Israel is planning to create a “Migration Directorate” in connection with US President Donald Trump’s plan to forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza.
Prisoners in mortal danger: Government green-lighted new operation in Gaza. Israeli military broadcaster: “Military and security establishment admits it does not have sufficient information about where hostages were being held in Gaza.” Israelis call on Netanyahu to fully implement the Gaza ceasefire agreement to help release prisoners.
Chief of Staff General Eyal Zamir has appointed General Effie Defrin as IDF spokesperson. The appointment was approved by Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Daniella Weiss, head of the Nahla settlement movement, calls for the destruction of the Gaza Strip, the displacement of its population and settlement in the area, and is also considered a supporter of settlement projects in the West Bank. Schools have reopened in the settlements bordering Lebanon.
Oman’s Grand Mufti Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili warned of the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where the Palestinian people are being deprived of basic supplies due to restrictions imposed by Israel.
The United States, France and Germany condemned the war crimes committed by al Jawlani/al Shara on the Syrian coast and stressed in separate statements that what happened was shocking and that the perpetrators of the crimes must be brought to justice.
Today expires the ultimatum of the Ansarullah movement of Yemen to international mediators to support the resumption of aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip; otherwise the Houthis will resume naval operations against Israel. Houthi leader Sayed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi responded to the events that took place on the Syrian coast and warned the country’s leader Jawlani that he should stop or retaliation would follow.
Hamas also issued statements: “The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, says that three main conditions remain to resume talks with Israel on a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.” Saudi Al-Hadat channel reports that in talks in Cairo with Egypt, Hamas agreed in principle to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for at least two months in exchange for the release of several living hostages. Results of yesterday’s round of talks in Doha with mediators from Israel, Hamas, Egypt, Qatar and the United States are expected
Hamas’s foreign chief Khaled Meshaal: “The Palestinian people are the only ones who will rule their land and no foreign political system will be imposed on them. Our people will not be disarmed as long as they are under occupation. Gaza will be for its people only, and no one will leave Gaza or the West Bank to exchange their homeland. The danger is no longer limited to Gaza and the West Bank, but also extends to Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and this is what the leaders have sensed.”
According to Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou: “Israel’s goal is to tighten the siege, close the crossings and prevent aid to our people, forcing them to emigrate, and this is an impossible dream. Israel’s talk of military plans to resume fighting in Gaza and its decision to cut off electricity are options that have failed and pose a threat to its prisoners, who will not be freed except through negotiations.”
Hezbollah categorically denies “unfounded allegations” that it is involved in the ongoing violence in Syria, where interim government forces have been fighting loyalists of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad. And the Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, declared: “The ceasefire agreement and the fire with Israel is clear and there is no secret agreement or underhand clauses. It is part of Resolution 1701 and Israel must withdraw from Lebanon. We have adhered to the ceasefire agreement and withdrawn from south of the Litani River” now Israel must do the same.
And now a look at the military scenarios updated at 15:00 on March 10.
The Syrian army is guarding the Syrian border on high alert in case of possible Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon. The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Eyal Zamir visited the Quneitra area in southern Syria, which the IDF captured after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
A UN delegation arrived in the Syrian coastal villages on March 10 after clashes between Jawlani/al Sahara and Alawites loyal to Assad that led to the deaths of thousands of civilians. An Israeli army force entered the outskirts of the western neighborhood near the cemetery of the village of Maariya in the Yarmouk Basin area, in the western countryside of Daraa. According to Lebanese sources, the “buffer zone” established by Israel in Syria includes a permanent military presence in 9 bases, stretching from Mount Harmon in the north to the border area with Jordan in the south.
The Israel Defense Forces spokesperson regarding the attacks in southern Lebanon over the weekend said: “Recently, the Israel Defense Forces attacked military installations of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, where weapons and rocket launchers of the organization were discovered. The presence of weapons and launchers at these sites poses a threat to the State of Israel and constitutes a serious violation of the agreements between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF will continue to act to eliminate any threat to the State of Israel and prevent any attempt to reinstate and establish the terrorist organization Hezbollah.”
Clashes were reported in the city of Mina in northern Lebanon, lasting several hours and resulting in several deaths. The flow of weapons from the Syrian side to those areas has resulted in increased lawlessness and an increase in killings, local accounts say.
Israeli aircraft were active throughout the weekend in southern Lebanon, particularly over Iqleem el-Tuffah, in the Hermel district in northeast Lebanon, where they a large series of Israeli attacks were recorded. An Israeli drone targeted the Al-Jumaijma area in the Bint Jbeil district. Also hit: Aita al-Jabal, Beit Yahoun Forest, Wadi Burghouz, Rayha Mountain and again between Bablieh and Zrarieh. In total 20-25 Israeli air strikes were counted according to Lebanese sources.
The Lebanese army detected Israeli trackers, the latest in order of time, in the city of Kafarshouba and dismantled it. According to the Lebanese military, they are camouflaged with wooden branches. In Kfarkila, a Lebanese soldier was hit and killed. On March 10, an Israeli drone flew low and densely in the airspace of the eastern Bekaa mountain range. Lebanese Army Says Soldier Kidnapped Ziad Chebli: “Members of the Israeli forces opened fire on him while he was in civilian clothes on the outskirts of Kafr Shuba, wounding him and then transporting him to Israeli territories.” Online, Israeli trenches are seen forming inside Lebanese territory.
On March 9, a car exploded in Tel Aviv. Police were dispatched to the scene and two Israelis were reportedly injured.
According to Channel 12: “The political level has instructed the Israeli army to prepare for an immediate return to fighting in the Gaza Strip.” Opposition leader “Yair Lapid”: “The return of war to Gaza means the killing of our prisoners.” Over the weekend, Israel kills two Palestinians and wounds several others in a drone strike in Rafah. On March 10, Hamas continues to execute officers in the Gaza Strip in public and on the streets.
Settlement settlements are eating away at Jerusalem’s lands, and the Israeli government plans to approve 1,030 new settlement units in the towns of Sur Baher and Jabal Mukaber. Over the weekend, settlers, protected by the IDF, storm Trench Mountain in the town of Huwwara, south of Nablus. Al-Arroub camp, north of Hebron, is stormed. IDF storms Abu Katila area in Hebron.
Settlers surrounded dozens of worshippers at the Beit al-Sheikh mosque in Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus, as they performed Tarawih prayers on March 10. IDF raids residential building around the Open University of Al-Quds, west of Nablus. IDF stormed the city of Nablus from Checkpoint 1 and finally stormed the city of Qalqilya from the southern checkpoint.
Antonio Albanese e Graziella Giangiulio
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