Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Hostages’ families call on Blinken to leverage Sinwar elimination for a deal

Jerusalem Post Additionally, a total of 130 IDF soldiers have signed a letter calling to end the war. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-825770

United Hatzalah concert raises funds for front line soldiers’ protective gear

Jerusalem Post The concert celebrated the holiday of Sukkot while also focusing on the hostages still held captive and the IDF soldiers stationed in Gaza and Lebanon. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-825771

Reports of strikes in Beirut

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825768

Suspicious drone flies over Israel: IDF warns lessons won’t be fully implemented until next war

Jerusalem Post While military officials assert they are “closing the gap and achieving successes,” defense industry sources caution: “We are only beginning to grasp the scale of the threat.” https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-825769

IDF confirms potential Hezbollah successor Hashem Safieddine killed in Beirut strike

Jerusalem Post Safieddine was the former head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah’s cousin, who was killed by an Israeli strike. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825762

Meta begins testing facial recognition for account recovery

Jerusalem Post The new technology developed will be used primarily in cases of account breaches to help individuals regain access to their accounts. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-825757

Blinken to travel to Saudi Arabia instead of Jordan on Wednesday

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825756

Lebanon’s southern suburbs called to evacuate ahead of IDF strikes

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825755

Netanyahu, Blinken discuss Gaza’s future, hostage deal in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post “The two sides discussed the issue of the governing framework in Gaza on the day after the war,” the Prime Minister’s Office said. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-825754

IDF announces fallen soldier Aviram Hariv, killed in southern Lebanon

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825751