Top stories: 1) The United States withdraws one of its Carrier Strike Groups from the Mideast – despite Iran’s continued intention to launch an attack against Israel. 2) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserts that he is doing everything (in his power) to return the hostages from Hamas captivity and to win the war. 3) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian joins Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in calling on the Muslim world to unite for an armed Jihad against Israel.

