גיא עזריאל Guy Azriel

🇮🇱 @i24NEWS_HE Diplomatic Correspondent
כתב מדיני ופטריוט ישראלי
Former @CNN @RTL_com @IsraelMFA

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Reporter: “How do you define ceasefire?”

President Trump: “In that part of the world, ceasefire is when you're shooting in a more moderate manner.” 😂

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“How quickly are the pilot zones going to be implemented and how long will Israel wait to wait in each zone to see if it’s successful enough before moving on?”

i24NEWS Senior US Correspondent @Mike_Wagenheim asks Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s US ambassador

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@elonmusk care to explain?

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Twitter claims the statements of the incoming Mossad Director go against community rules

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ההוראה מטראמפ - והגרסה הישראלית: האיומים של נתניהו וכ"ץ לתקוף בביירות הביאו את חיזבאללה להתחנן להפסקת אש | @GuyAz
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My report on i24NEWS: The American framework and the gap in Israel’s approval

In recent days, amid the escalating exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.S. Secretary of State has been working to advance a ceasefire framework through talks with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

A U.S. State Department spokesperson told us early yesterday morning—just hours before Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz threatened strikes in Beirut—what framework was on the table:

“The United States proposed a clear sequence: Hizballah must stop all attacks on Israel. In return, Israel would refrain from escalation in Beirut.”

In the end, after the threats and the phone calls, this is precisely the framework that emerged. Moreover, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to us an hour before the call with President Trump that “the Americans are aware of our intention to strike in Beirut.”

Whether there was misinformation regarding the severity of the crisis during the conversation with President Trump—where the Americans may have been comfortable with the threat but less so with carrying it out—the reality is that we have arrived at the same point: Israel continues operating deep inside Lebanese territory, while Hezbollah is expected to cease fire on Israel.

However, there is a major loophole: this arrangement implicitly allows Hezbollah to continue firing at IDF forces, both inside Lebanon and potentially against Israeli forces operating across the border. At present, there is no clear answer to this issue, nor has it been addressed by either the Prime Minister’s Office or the Defense Minister’s Office.

Israeli officials say: “We have created a new equation.” But it is an incomplete equation—far from a perfect one.

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דיווחנו ב@i24NEWS_HE עם @MiriMichaeli : המתווה האמריקאי והלקונה באישור הישראלי

בימים האחרונים ברקע התרחבות האש בין ישראל לחיזבאללה ערך מזכיר המדינה מאמץ לקדם מתווה עצירת אש כולל שיחות עם ראש הממשלה נתניהו ועם הנשיא הלבנוני ג'וזף עאון. גורם במחלקת המדינה האמריקנית מסר לנו רק אתמול לפנות בוקר, שעות לפני האיום של נתניהו וכץ בתקיפות בביירות מהו *המתווה שעל הפרק: "חיזבאללה חייב להפסיק את כל ההתקפות על ישראל. בתמורה ישראל תימנע מהסלמה בביירות.* בשורה התחתונה אחרי האיומים ואחרי שיחות הטלפון הגענו למתווה הזה בדיוק. יתר על כן, מלשכת ראש הממשלה אישרו לנו שעה לפני שיחת הטלפון עם הנשיא כי ״האמריקאים מודעים לכוונה שלנו לתקוף בביירות״ . בין אם הייתה דיסאינפורמציה בנוגע לגודל המשבר בשיחה עם הנשיא טראמפ, כאשר האמריקאים היו בסדר עם האיום אבל קצת פחות עם הכוונה לבצע, בפועל הגענו לאותה נקודה כאשר ישראל ממשיכה לפעול עמוק בתוך שטח לבנון וחיזבאללה אמור לעצור את האש על ישראל. אבל - יש פה לקונה גדולה מאוד והיא שההסכם הזה במשתמע מאפשר לחיזבאללה להמשיך ולירות לעבר כוחות צה"ל גם בשטח לבנון וגם בתוך ישראל - ולזה אין כרגע מענה וגם לא התייחסות לא מלשכת ראש הממשלה ולא מלשכת שר הביטחון.
בישראל אומרים - יצרנו משוואה חדשה - זו משוואה לא משוכללת ורחוקה ממושלמת

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IDF: Terrorist Involved in the Abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin Eliminated

The IDF announces the elimination of Yousef Ayash Awad Ramadan, deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba terrorist cell, who participated in the October 7 massacre and the abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy from the roadside shelter at the Re'im Junction.

According to the IDF, Ramadan was killed in a strike in central Gaza after continuing to advance terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF forces during the war, posing an immediate threat.

The IDF says it will continue operating to remove any immediate threats to Israeli citizens and troops.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Mossad leadership handover ceremony:

"Roman, you overcame every obstacle and are now appointed as Israel’s 14th Mossad Director. I congratulate you on my behalf and on behalf of the entire nation. Go forth and succeed.

You brought tremendous value to the role of the Prime Minister’s Military Secretary. You demonstrated an impressive ability to learn, sharp judgment, a comprehensive understanding of the battlefield with close attention to detail, exceptional strategic ingenuity, and, no less importantly, a determination to achieve victory.

The Mossad will remain at the forefront of our struggle against Iran’s aggression. We will not allow the Iranian regime to turn the clock back. We will not allow it to obtain nuclear weapons, and we will not allow it to threaten our existence."

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Incoming Mossad Director Roman Gofman at his inauguration ceremony:

"The strategic reversal we inflicted on the Iranian axis and its 'plan to destroy Israel' has changed the balance of power across the entire region. The Shiite axis, which made the destruction of our state its mission, has been dealt a severe blow. But the mission is not yet complete.

At the core of the Mossad is covert operational activity on target. We will safeguard this capability, continue to enhance and develop new methods and capabilities to surprise and influence."

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Incoming Mossad Director Roman Gofman at his inauguration ceremony:

"The strategic reversal we inflicted on the Iranian axis and its 'plan to destroy Israel' has changed the balance of power across the entire region. The Shiite axis, which made the destruction of our state its mission, has been dealt a severe blow. But the mission is not yet complete.

At the core of the Mossad is covert operational activity on target. We will safeguard this capability, continue to enhance and develop new methods and capabilities to surprise and influence."

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Israeli participants in the talks: Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, Acting IDF Attaché Brig. Gen. Eric Ben-Dov, IDF Head of Strategy Amichai Levin, and Deputy National Security Adviser Yossi Drezin.

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After the escalation with Hezbollah in recent weeks and the stopping of Israeli strikes in Beirut, the fourth round of talks between Israel and Lebanon kicks off at the U.S. State Department.

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After the escalation with Hezbollah in recent weeks and the stopping of Israeli strikes in Beirut, the fourth round of talks between Israel and Lebanon kicks off at the U.S. State Department.

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🚨 Defense Minister Katz: “No More Immunity for Beirut — Every Attack on Israel Will Be Met With Strikes on Hezbollah’s Dahiyeh Stronghold”

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz at the Defense Export Conference:

“Prime Minister Netanyahu and I, together with the IDF, led a move aimed at establishing a new equation: Beirut’s Dahiyeh district will be treated the same as Israel’s northern communities. If Israeli towns continue to come under attack, we will evacuate and strike Beirut’s Shiite Dahiyeh district, Hezbollah’s main stronghold. We issued public warnings and the IDF published an evacuation notice. The immediate result was the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents — 600,000 out of 950,000 by last night — creating significant pressure on Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.”

“The United States endorsed this principle and conveyed it to the Lebanese government and all relevant parties. The test of this policy will become clear in the coming days: either the attacks on Israeli communities stop, or if they continue and we strike Dahiyeh, the equation will have been enforced. There will be no situation in which our communities are attacked without a powerful response against Dahiyeh. IDF operations inside Lebanon will continue regardless.”

Katz added that Israel’s policy in Lebanon remains unchanged: maintaining a security zone to protect northern communities, continuing operations against Hezbollah throughout Lebanon, and pursuing the long-term goal of disarming Hezbollah. He stressed that Israel will not return to the pre–October 7 security reality and will continue acting proactively against threats in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, Iran, Yemen, and wherever necessary.

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Netanyahu: “The foundations of Iran’s regime of terror have been cracked. It will never be what it was — and it will ultimately fall.”

At a farewell ceremony for outgoing Mossad Director David Barnea, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared:

“Let every enemy plotting against Israel know: their schemes will fail, and the price they pay will be extremely heavy. Iran has already paid a very heavy price. The foundations of this regime of terror in Iran have been cracked. It will never return to what it was — and I tell you, it will ultimately fall.”

Netanyahu praised the Mossad as “the world’s leading intelligence and counterterrorism organization,” saying:

“I can say with complete confidence: there is no intelligence and covert operations agency better than the Mossad.”

Addressing Barnea, Netanyahu thanked him for three decades of service and for leading the Mossad through “five intense and dramatic years, among the most consequential in Israel’s history.”

“On behalf of the citizens of Israel and the entire nation, thank you for your dedicated service and for the remarkable achievements that strengthened Israel’s security.”

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If indeed Israel is free to continue and operate against Hezbollah in south Lebanon while Hezbollah stops all attacks on Israel, this isn't as bad as it seemed initially. However, Netanyahu only speaks on attacks against cities and citizens - what about attacks on Israeli troops? will Israel continue to operate deep inside Lebanon to fend off Hezbollah and eliminate its weapons? This doesn't solve the group from re-arming and growing in its strongholds

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"I spoke this evening with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not stop attacking our cities and citizens, Israel will strike terrorist targets in Beirut.

Our position remains unchanged.

At the same time, the IDF will continue operating in southern Lebanon as planned."

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"I spoke this evening with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not stop attacking our cities and citizens, Israel will strike terrorist targets in Beirut.

Our position remains unchanged.

At the same time, the IDF will continue operating in southern Lebanon as planned."

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IDF ground op in Beirut according to President Trump ? I can confirm, according to two different security sources, that no IDF ground operation was underway at any point today, nor yesterday, in Beirut...An Israeli security source told me tonight "if you want to shoot, so shoot. Don't talk"...

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To be clear, no Israeli ground operation was planned in Beirut and an Israeli official confirms to me that the agreement prevents Israel from striking from the air

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Ten hours after the Netanyahu announced Israel's intention to strike targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs in response to Hezbollah fire, no strike has taken place.
Instead came a phone call from President Trump urging Israel to halt the operation.
The move comes amid a major U.S. effort to prevent further escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, amid fear of complete collapse of negotiations over the Iranian issue.
If, at the end of the day, Israel’s leadership is unable to carry out a publicly declared policy aimed at protecting its troops and civilians because of direct pressure from the American president, what message does that send to Hezbollah and the region?