ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Yes, we won
Amit Segal
October 9, 2025

…Hamas no longer threatens Israelis, and if Israel resists the temptation to return to its old habits of restraint, it will not rise again. Iran has been dealt a severe blow, and its nuclear project crippled. Hezbollah, Israel’s most dangerous enemy since Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Egypt—is taking hits daily and no longer dares fire even a single mortar at the Jewish state. For the first time, there is real hope that children living near the Gaza border will grow up without sirens and rocket alerts every few weeks. There will be no new “round” with Gaza anytime soon, and if there is, it will take place under entirely different conditions. For the first time in two generations, the security of Israeli citizens matters more than the exact line of the international border—in Lebanon, in Syria, in Gaza, and even in the skies above Tehran. READ MORE

ARUTZ SHEVA Ben Gvir to US envoys: Would you make a deal with Hitler?  The government convened on Thursday evening to approve the agreement with the Hamas terrorist organization. In an unusual development, American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner joined the meeting for approximately 30 minutes. During the session, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir delivered sharp criticism of the deal. “I’m sitting here looking at the list of terrorists being released – murderers of babies, rapists of women,” he said. “With all due respect, the United States would never release people like this.

NY SUN While Trump Sees ‘Peace in the Middle East,’ Israelis Eye Future Dangers In the end, “extreme Islam will not disappear,” the head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, Yossi Kuperwasser, tells the Sun. The threats to Israel include “the Iran-led axis,” including the Houthis, “the Muslim Brotherhood axis — Turkey, Syria, Qatar, and Palestinian terrorists — and a growing number of anti-Israel extremists in the West” that pose strategic challenges for the country.