CALCALIST: An Israeli economic newspaper reports that the cost of the ongoing war on Gaza has reached approximately 250 billion shekels ($67.57 billion) by the end of 2024, warning of the heavy financial toll and the need for a significant increase in Israel’s defense budget in the coming decade.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Several Palestinians have been killed and injured following Israeli artillery shelling targeting the Al-Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps in central Gaza.

YEDIAOTH AHRONOTH: In a report by Yedioth Ahronoth, US sources close to President Joe Biden’s administration revealed a shift in the negotiations surrounding the prisoner exchange deal. According to these sources, there has been a reduction in skepticism surrounding the process, although the Israeli political-security cabinet remains entirely excluded from the ongoing talks.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, claimed responsibility for a joint attack with the Al-Qassam Brigades. The forces targeted a leadership position of the Israeli occupation’s engineering unit at the Netzarim axis, south of Gaza City, using 107mm rockets.

‘Double Ambush’ in Beit Hanoun: Israeli Soldiers Killed, Nahal Brigade Deputy Commander Injured

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian sources have also reported that Israeli warships launched an attack on the beach in the Nuseirat area, located in the central Gaza Strip. This attack is part of a continued Israeli military campaign against the coastal enclave.

AXIOS: Axios has reported that U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy has returned to Qatar following recent talks in Israel. The envoy is expected to continue his involvement in negotiations surrounding the release of prisoners held in Gaza, a critical issue for both sides.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian media outlets have confirmed that ambulance medic Hassan Al-Kahlout from the Jabaliya refugee camp was martyred after succumbing to injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian sources have reported that the security forces affiliated with the Palestinian Authority dismantled several explosive devices in the Al-Deir neighborhood of Tubas city, located in the northern West Bank. These devices were reportedly intended to confront Israeli occupation forces.

KAN: Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that there has been significant progress in the ongoing negotiations for a prisoner exchange with Hamas.

The report indicated that the progress came after Israel’s readiness to negotiate in the initial phase for a potential second phase, which could include ending the war.

Axios news site also quoted an Israeli official, stating that talks have advanced on all aspects of the prisoner deal. The official added that upcoming talks in Doha tomorrow will be crucial in determining whether Hamas is willing to reach an agreement.

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ISRAELI CHANNEL 12: Beit Hanoun attack was a double ambush, involving both a landmine explosion and a shooting assault on the Israeli forces.

The channel added that the evacuation of the dead and wounded soldiers from Beit Hanoun was complicated and occurred under fire from militants.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed grief over the death of four soldiers in Gaza clashes today, stating, “Our hearts break for the loss of four soldiers in today’s battle.”

He added that the war continues to impose “extremely high and painful costs,” noting that Israel lost 10 soldiers last week alone.

WALLA: Israeli news outlet Walla has reported the injury of the Deputy Commander of the Nahal Brigade in an ambush at Beit Hanoun, which resulted in the deaths of four Israeli soldiers.

The Israeli army acknowledged today, Saturday, that four soldiers from the Nahal Brigade were killed and two others, including an officer, were critically wounded in clashes in northern Gaza.

According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the soldiers were killed when an explosive device detonated in Beit Hanoun, targeting the deputy commander’s patrol.

STATEMENT: A military spokesperson for Ansarallah has confirmed an attack on the US aircraft carrier Truman with several missiles in the Red Sea.

ISRAELI PM’S OFFICE: Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting regarding the detainees with the Minister of Defense and the officials of the security and military establishment.

FAMILIES OF ISRAELI DETAINEES:

We call for a demonstration throughout Israel tonight for one demand: the return of all the kidnapped.

Netanyahu refuses to do the right thing that will bring back the detained: end the war in Gaza.

ISRAELI SOURCES (cited in Al-Jazeera): Seven Israeli soldiers were killed and 30 were injured, 11 of them in critical condition, on Saturday in the battles in the Gaza Strip.

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KAN:

Israel will have to pledge not to return to fighting.

Hamas will have to pledge to return all remaining kidnapped soldiers in the second phase.

ISRAEL HAYOM: The head of Mossad is expected to leave this evening for Qatar to discuss progress in the negotiations.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES:

The Al-Qassam Brigades responded to the video released by the wife of an Israeli detainee held in the Gaza Strip. The woman had sent a message, in Arabic, to Palestinian groups asking for a video to show the condition of her husband.

“My name is Sharon Cuneo, and my husband David Cuneo is in Gaza,” she said. “You know that Islam considers prisoners to be among the vulnerable groups that deserve pity, benevolence and care, such as the poor and the orphan, and they must be treated humanely to take care of their rights and protect their humanity, so I ask for a video of David to see it. Thank you.”

Al-Qassam Brigades responded by saying: “Sharon, after you left, and the Zionist military pressure increased, David has been either killed, injured or is in good health. Netanyahu has not decided yet.”

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES:

The Al-Qassam Brigades responded to the video released by the wife of an Israeli detainee held in the Gaza Strip. The woman had sent a message, in Arabic, to Palestinian groups asking for a video to show the condition of her husband.

“My name is Sharon… pic.twitter.com/exIWRAD4Qa

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 11, 2025

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: The Air Force had just carried out a bombing on the town of Kounine in south Lebanon.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH:

90% of the gaps in the “hostage” deal have already been filled.

There is disagreement about moving from the first phase of the deal to the second phase.

WALLA (citing Israeli official): Steve Witkoff, the envoy of US President-elect Donald Trump, told Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, that Trump wants to see an agreement within days.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli occupation forces are throwing bombs and opening fire towards the facilities of Al-Awda Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

#BREAKING
Al-Awda Hospital – Tall al-Za'atar: The Israeli occupation forces have dropped several bombs and opened intensive fire on facilities and departments of the hospital, in northern Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/VwXPa47TbG

— KhabarNews_English (@khabarnews_en) January 11, 2025

PALESTINIAN MEDIA:

The PA security forces impose a siege on the camp and prevent the entry of food and medical supplies.

Water and electricity were cut off in large parts of the camp due to the PA’s siege.

The PA security forces arrested a number of the camp’s wounded and injured people inside the hospitals.

The authorities threatened journalists to stop coverage and not enter the camp.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA:

The PA security forces impose a siege on the camp and prevent the entry of food and medical supplies.

Water and electricity were cut off in large parts of the camp due to the PA’s siege.

The PA security forces arrested a number of the camp's wounded and… pic.twitter.com/W4y7qdpor6

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 11, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: Eight Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombardment that targeted Zainab Al-Wazir School, which shelters displaced people in Jabaliya Al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.

A little child was killed in an air strike that targeted the school of Halawa in Jabalia town, north of Gaza. pic.twitter.com/qxrTPsYLsk

— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) January 11, 2025

AXIOS (citing Israeli official): An expected meeting will be held later today between Steven Witkoff, the envoy of US President-elect Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Four Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli air strike on a school housing displaced people in Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.

AXIOS (citing Israeli official): New progress has been made in the ongoing negotiations in Qatar regarding the exchange deal.

AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians were injured in an Israeli air strike that targeted a house on Al-Beltaji Street in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City

AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli drone fire in Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip.

İsrail, an itibariyle Gazze merkezdeki Bureij mülteci kampında katliam yapıyor, yaralılar Hastane'lere taşınıyor pic.twitter.com/EnJ0M0xevS

— Yavuz Kartal (@YavuzKartal03) January 10, 2025

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 46,537 Palestinians have been killed, and 109,571 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

PALESTINIAN AMBULANCE SERVICES: One person was injured in a settler attack on the village of Yatma, south of the city of Nablus in the West Bank.

🎥- مواجهات بين شباب فلسطينيين ومستوطنين إسرائيليين في قرية يتما جنوب #نابلس pic.twitter.com/QQU01y3Nrp

— عربي بوست (@arabic_post) January 11, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli drone opened fire on the only civil defense vehicle in Jabaliya, north of the Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI HOME FRONT COMMAND:

Sirens were sounding in Sderot and its surroundings in the Gaza envelope.

Sirens are sounding in Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom), in the Gaza envelope.

GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE SPOKESMAN:

The occupation uses massive munitions that destroy entire residential blocks.

Our crews are unable to perform their work properly because they are being targeted by the occupation.

The occupation refuses to allow the entry of spare parts for our vehicles, which has led to the stoppage of a large number of them.

The occupation seeks to kill the largest possible number of civilians and medical personnel.

🚨 GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE SPOKESMAN:

The occupation uses massive munitions that destroy entire residential blocks.

Our crews are unable to perform their work properly because they are being targeted by the occupation.

The occupation refuses to allow the entry of spare parts for… pic.twitter.com/f78HA59BH7

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 11, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: The body of a Palestinian was recovered following an Israeli bombardment of the town of Khuza’a, east of Khan Yunis.

WHO: The World Health Organization has called for immediate and urgent measures to facilitate the access of its teams to Al-Awda Hospital in the Gaza Strip to keep it operating.

MAARIV (citing senior Israeli officials):

Thousands of munitions dropped by the Air Force in Gaza failed to explode, some weighing a ton.

Hamas uses unexploded Israeli munitions to manufacture explosive devices.

GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: Firefighting and rescue vehicles stopped working due to the lack of equipment and spare parts to repair them.

AL-JAZEERA: The wife of an Israeli captive held in the Gaza Strip has sent a message, in Arabic, to Palestinian groups asking for a video to show the condition of her husband.

“My name is Sharon Cuneo, and my husband David Cuneo is in Gaza,” she said. “You know that Islam considers prisoners to be among the vulnerable groups that deserve pity, benevolence and care, such as the poor and the orphan, and they must be treated humanely to take care of their rights and protect their humanity, so I ask for a video of David to see it. Thank you.”