Israel at War Day 720 September 25, 2025Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025Trump: I will not allow Israel to annex the West BankU.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he "will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank."Trump confirmed that he had spoken to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, adding "we're getting pretty close to having a deal on Gaza. And maybe even peace. Which would be the first time in 2,000 years. Long time."Trump added that he had engaged in good talks on the topic of Gaza with Middle East leaders and that a hostage deal could be secured "soon.".@POTUS: "I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope, I will not allow it."Qatari PM: Trump is 'only one' who can stop Netanyahu, bring peace to Middle EastThe entire Arab world believes that U.S. President Donald Trump is the "only one" capable of facilitating peace and restraining Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Thursday."We don't see anyone as able to stop him except President Trump," Al Thani said in the interview on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.Al Thani said that Israel's actions were not only "jeopardizing the security of the region," but also "jeopardizing even the U.S. interests in the region and jeopardizing the partnerships that the U.S. has built throughout decades in that region."He noted that Trump was "very receptive" and "wants to work together with them to find a solution."The entire peace effort "should start with Gaza – stopping the war in Gaza and build out from there," he said, adding that Netanyahu "is setting the stage for the region that he has no boundaries and no red lines."Al Thani told Breitbart News that Arab leaders remain hopeful that Trump can bring about an end to the conflict. "We are still hopeful," he said, noting that what he heard from the President during their Tuesday meeting "was very encouraging."Police visit home of incoming Shin Bet chief's father as part of incitement investigationIsraeli police visited the home of Rabbi Yosef Zini – the father of Shin Bet chief-designate David Zini – to inform him of an open investigation into suspected incitement, according to law enforcement officials.Sources close to the family said that Rabbi Zini was requested to come in for questioning but declined. Police, however, claimed that Zini was only notified that a complaint had been filed against him and would soon be required to appear for an official interrogation.Hamas rejects Abbas' call to disarm: 'The Palestinian people will choose who rules them'Hamas has rejected Mahmoud Abbas' demand to disarm, accusing the Palestinian leader of identifying "with the false Zionist narrative."In response to Abbas' speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Hamas said in a statement that "the weapons of resistance cannot be touched as long as Israel continues to occupy our land and our people."Hamas also reject addressed Abbas' commitment that it would not be involved in the administration of the Gaza Strip, calling it "an infringement on the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the choice of who will rule them."The group added that his remark constitutes an "unacceptable surrender to foreign dictates."Hamas said that the only way to protect the Palestinian people is through "national unity and consensus on a comprehensive struggle program to confront the Israeli occupation, until their aspirations for liberation, return, and the establishment of a Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem are fulfilled."Four U.S. senators urge Rubio to stop Israel from using force on Gaza-bound Sumud flotillaFour Democratic senators urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from using any force against the Gaza-bound Sumud Flotilla and any peaceful civilian vessels.The senators are Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren. Participants on flotilla include U.S. citizens from the senators' states of Massachusetts, Oregon and MarylandArab, Muslim countries warned Trump of Israeli West Bank annexation dangers, Saudi Arabia saysArab and Muslim countries made clear to U.S. President Donald Trump the dangers of Israeli annexation of the West Bank, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Thursday."Some countries made very clear to the president the danger of annexation of any type in the West Bank and the risk that poses not just to the potential of peace in Gaza, but also to any sustainable peace at all. And I feel confident that President Trump understood the position of the Arab and Muslim countries," Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud told reporters at the United Nations.Greece to guarantee safe sailing of Gaza flotilla in its waters, minister saysGreece will guarantee the safe sailing of boats currently in its waters as part of an international flotilla heading to Gaza, its foreign minister said on Thursday, adding that Athens had informed Israel that Greek citizens were in the flotilla.The Global Sumud Flotilla is using about 50 civilian boats to try to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. Many lawyers and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, are on board."There are a small number of boats currently in the waters of Crete, and we will guarantee the safe sailing," Giorgos Gerapetritis told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly."We have already informed the Israeli government about the participation of Greek citizens in this, and we will make sure that everything goes well."In the NewsNext Spy Chief Attempted to Meddle in Matter Affecting Witness on His NominationIsrael to Sue NYT Over Column Alleging Sexual Violence Against PalestiniansThree Wounded, One Critically, in Hezbollah Drone Attack on Northern IsraelDespite War and Unrest, How Is Israel's Economy Still Thriving?Facing Hezbollah Drones, Israeli Soldiers Say They Have Little to Do but DuckRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'