Trump also praised the US blockade of Iranian ports, describing it as highly effective.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iran should surrender, dismissing Tehran’s military capabilities and urging it to “wave the white flag,” as tensions continued following recent attacks in the region.

Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump described Iran’s forces as weakened, saying they had been reduced to firing “peashooters” and asserting that the country is seeking a deal despite public threats.

“They play games, but let me just tell you, they want to make a deal. And who wouldn’t, when your military is totally gone?” he said.

Trump also praised the US blockade of Iranian ports, describing it as highly effective.

“It’s like a piece of steel. Nobody’s going to challenge the blockade. And I think it’s working out very well,” he said.

He reiterated his call for capitulation, saying Iran “should wave the white flag of surrender” and adding, “If this were a fight, they’d stop it.”

When asked what actions by Iran would constitute a violation of the ceasefire, Trump declined to provide specifics. “Well, you’ll find out, because I’ll let you know … They know what not to do,” he said.

Earlier Tuesday, Trump also did not give a clear determination on whether the ceasefire had been breached after a second attack in as many days targeted the United Arab Emirates.

The UAE’s Defense Ministry said air defenses engaged ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones, intercepting many of them, and described the attacks as a “direct threat” to national security.

Pressed again on whether the attacks violated the ceasefire, Trump said: “You’ll find out because I’ll let you know when they do,” adding, “They know what not to do.” He also said, “They should do the smart thing because we don’t want to go in and kill people.”

According to a report by N12, Trump came close on Friday to authorizing a renewed wave of strikes but reversed course after Iran submitted an updated proposal to end the war. The report said he later rejected that proposal.

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Hamas terrorists from the Beit Hanoun Battalion surrendered to IDF forces, who dismantled the unit and uncovered a weapons cache in northern Gaza.


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A captured terrorist revealed he and others waited in tunnels and surrendered to IDF forces.

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Dozens of terrorists who participated in the Oct. 7 mass murder surrendered to IDF forces.

By Joshua Marks, JNS

Sirens sounded in Israeli communities near the Gaza border on Wednesday morning as Israeli forces intensified their attacks on the Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis in the southern Strip.

The Israeli Air Force struck terror targets in the center of the city overnight Tuesday, and attacks were also carried out in the Bureij, Nuseirat and Maghazi camps as well as in Rafah, according to Palestinian sources.

During Givati Brigade operations in Khan Yunis in recent days, terrorists who participated in the Oct. 7 mass murder in southern Israel surrendered to Israel Defense Forces soldiers, the military said on Tuesday night.

Last week, Givati troops fighting in Bani Suheila east of Khan Yunis identified several suspicious individuals hiding among women and children marching with a white flag and arrested them. During investigations carried out by the Military Intelligence Directorate’s 504 Unit, it was determined that the suspects were terrorists, some of whom participated in the Oct. 7 massacre.

IDF soldier slain in northern Gaza

The IDF released for publication on Wednesday that Sgt. First Class Meiron Moshe Gersch, 21, of the Combat Engineering Corps’ Yahalom unit, from Petah Tikva, was killed in battle in northern Gaza on Tuesday.

Sgt. First Class Meiron Moshe Gersch, 21, of the Combat Engineering Corps’ Yahalom unit, from Petah Tikva. (Credit: IDF.)

Since the start of ground operations in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 27, 175 soldiers have been killed, and 509 in total since the war began on Oct. 7.

High alert

The Israel Defense Forces is in a “very high state of alert in all arenas,” in defense and offense, and is prepared for any scenario, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stated on Tuesday night, soon after reports said Hamas deputy political bureau chief Saleh al-Arouri was killed in a blast in a Beirut apartment.

“The most important thing to say this evening is that we remain focused on fighting Hamas. In Gaza, our forces continue to fight, with a focus on Khan Yunis, over and underground, killing terrorists and destroying infrastructure,” said Hagari.

Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that the IDF has destroyed 12 Hamas battalions in the northern Gaza Strip, speaking during a visit to meet with Israeli forces there.

Speaking from the Salah al-Din road in Gaza that is being used as a humanitarian evacuation corridor, Galant indicated that the war will soon be shifting phases but is far from ending.

“You are on the corridor—the meaning of this is that from both sides of you will soon be actions of a different kind. From the north, we have destroyed 12 battalions of Hamas. It’s not that all the terrorists are dead, but the framework in which someone can lift binoculars, report back, mortars fall and then the [Hamas] commander sends a maneuvering force, it doesn’t exist. There are still terrorists on the order of a few thousand out of 15,000 or 18,000 that were in the sector,” said Galant.

Going forward, this means that in northern Gaza, the IDF will focus on fire strikes, entering areas in a targeted manner and special operations. If necessary, he said, “we will hold for a period of time [when] we will decide in the field. But the goal is to exhaust the enemy, to kill him and to create a reality in which we control the territory.”

In southern Gaza, the reality is very different, he stressed to the soldiers, noting that the IDF is currently isolating the Khan Yunis area. The IDF’s actions are a reflection of the latest assessments, he said, adding that the impression that the war is coming to an end is unfounded.

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IDF putting the pinch on Hamas, forcing hundreds of terrorists to surrender.

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