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Aggressive Gold Purchases by Central Banks Motivated by Desire for Security

Jerusalem Post Globally, central banks’ annual acquisition of physical gold has risen above 1,000 metric tons for three straight years. Analysts are citing reasons that they don’t see this changing anytime soon. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/precious-metals/article-843091

Gaza plan requires Hamas removal, no forced relocation, Saudi officials say

Jerusalem Post A senior Egyptian official added: “The US administration has conveyed to Arab states that it is open to alternative plans regarding Gaza, beyond Trump’s initiative.” https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-news/article-843087

Two busses explode at Bat Yam parking lot in suspected terror attack

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-843086

Has Israel’s IDF withdrawal left the North more secure from Hezbollah threats?

Jerusalem Post Reporter’s notebook: The ‘Post’ also had the opportunity to get a close-up feel for the evolving situation on the ground in southern Lebanon. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843053

‘Living in a black hole’: How families of hostages grapple with crippling uncertainty

Jerusalem Post Hostage Affairs | Through the stories of slain hostages Shani Louk, Michel Nisenbaum, and the Bibas family, families reveal the devastating impact of uncertainty. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843084

Red Cross: We ‘assisted in critical op.’ allowing hostage families to lay loved ones to rest

Jerusalem Post The ICRC has been widely criticized across Israel for not visiting hostages in Gaza captivity and for partaking in Hamas’s propaganda ceremonies. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843075

Indictment filed against two brothers for planning terror attack against IDF soldiers, civilians

Jerusalem Post Yousef and Hadi Nassar began identifying with Hamas, watching extremist incitement content, and consuming radical terror-related materials, the prosecution said. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-843076

Canada lists seven criminal organizations as terrorist entities, minister says

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-843073

Hamas weaponization of slain hostages will misfire, as all its weapons do -analysis

Jerusalem Post In its Islamist fanaticism and pathological hatred of Israel, anything in Hamas’s power invariably becomes a weapon. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843068

Israel’s Ron Dermer arrives in US, meets with Trump envoy Avi Berkowitz

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-843060