A top Hamas official announced early on October 11th, 2025, that the release of hostages is slated to begin Monday morning. This development comes as the U.S. State Department has issued official invitations for a Gaza leaders' summit scheduled for Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, significantly expanding the guest list, though Israel confirmed it will not participate. According to one source, Iran was also invited to the summit. Over the past hour, the confirmed details of expanded Israeli-Arab security cooperation, coordinated via U.S. Central Command and driven by Iran's threat, have been revealed through reviewed U.S. military files. This "Regional Security Construct" includes Israel, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, with Kuwait and Oman briefed as potential partners, as reported by The Washington Post. These documents also indicate that key Arab states quietly deepened military cooperation with Israel during the Gaza war, despite public condemnation. The U.S. State Department has significantly broadened the summit's invitation list to include Spain, Japan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Hungary, India, El Salvador, Cyprus, Greece, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Canada. Axios reported yesterday that President Donald Trump plans to hold a leaders' summit on Gaza during his visit to Egypt next week. Earlier today, it was confirmed that IDF forces neutralized one suspect and arrested another who attempted to smuggle individuals across the Egyptian border into Israeli territory, with no Israeli casualties. Previous reports indicated that Hamas had begun preparing hostages for release and that Israeli forces had completed their readiness for the return of hostages. A senior Hamas official stated on October 11th, 2025, that the movement's weapons are non-negotiable until a Palestinian state is established, posing a hurdle in the ongoing peace process brokered under President Trump's program. Hamas also announced it would miss the signing ceremony for a Gaza peace deal. IDF fighter Samuel Gad Rahamim was confirmed dead on October 11th, 2025, after being injured by a grenade blast in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. Army is reportedly establishing a military headquarters on an IDF base in Israel to monitor the Gaza ceasefire and the "Trump program." U.S. Air Force logistics aircraft landed at Ben Gurion Airport between 11:37 AM and 12:37 PM UTC on October 11th, 2025, confirmed by CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper, amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
