"Iran’s authoritarian regime pushed for a deal, fearing that word of the data theft would destabilize the country’s already-wobbly financial system, which is under intense strain amid the international sanctions the country faces, the officials said."

Your regular reminder that Israel and Egypt are not allowing journalists into Gaza to independently report.

🚨Channel 12 poll: 60% of Israelis think a hostage deal is more important than maintaining IDF control over the Philadelphi corridor. 61% don't think the Netanyahu government is doing enough to bring the hostages home

Major roadblocks in Gaza ceasefire talks raise doubts over whether war can be ended before Biden leaves office W/ MJ Lee Kevin Liptak cnn.com/2024/09/06/pol…

Quite remarkable that the CIA director, who runs these negotiations for the US, does not know whether PM Netanyahu wants a deal. And he - and others - talk about that uncertainty with "both leaders" when one is a close US ally and the other is terrorist hiding in a tunnel.

Nick Paton Walsh Burns and Moore also penned this op-ed for the FT. "Our partnership is built on our work together across technology, analysis and clandestine operations overseas — including agent relationships." ft.com/content/252d7c…

Secretary Antony Blinken David Lammy Blinken confirms the provision by Iran of ballistic missiles to Russia: "Russia has now received shipments of these missiles," and is likely to begin to use them within weeks

The killing of American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli forces “apparently…was an accident,” Biden said. The bullet “ricocheted off the ground,” he said. He did not question why the IDF was using live rounds against protesters.

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