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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir met with CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper. President Trump signed an executive order to deter hostage diplomacy and is reportedly in 'very deep' negotiations with Hamas for hostage release. A suspect was arrested near the Israeli embassy in Belgium. Macron marked 700 days since the hostage crisis, urging their release. Hungarian Jews sparked controversy with a letter condemning both the Gaza war and local Jewish leaders. Serbia is working to free its citizen, Alon Ohel, while Hamas blocks civilian evacuations from northern Gaza, using them as human shields.

Prepared by Rachel Morgan and reviewed by editorial team.