Today’s top stories:
1) A tense pause has taken hold since seven fifteen this morning, with a first installment of Israeli hostages, including thirteen women and children, arriving in Israel after 49 days in Palestinian captivity.
2) The IDF reaffirms its commitment to launch the second stage of the war against Hamas in Gaza – following the culmination of the four-day’ pause.
3) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went Western leaders that unless Israel wins its war against the Iranian-led Axis – ‘Europe will be next.’
