Israeli Press
Israel's Thursday papers lead on Qusra's siege and Ganim's return
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Two West Bank stories ran side by side across the Israeli press on Thursday: soldiers sent to remove settlers at one village, and caravans arriving to found a settlement at another. Here is how each outlet played the morning.
Ynet opened on Ganim, resettled twenty-one years after its evacuation, with Bezalel Smotrich's line about erasing the disgrace of the northern expulsion. Directly beneath it the site carried the American ambassador calling the settlers besieging Palestinian homes at Qusra Israeli terrorists, and its own analysis arguing that Israel is losing its control and its governance in the occupied West Bank one violent incident at a time.
Ynet also reported that the senior prosecutor overseeing the investigation into Itamar Ben Gvir's associates has asked to move to another department, with the state attorney's office insisting the request has nothing to do with the case.
Maariv gave its front to Washington's irritation. The State Department pushed back on Israel Katz's declaration that the army will hold security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza for the long term, telling the paper that a permanent presence does not fit the agreed framework.
Beside it Maariv ran Channel 13's poll — Gadi Eisenkot 23 seats, Likud 21 — and its own scoop on the Emirati embassy telephoning Ben Gvir to save a hospital ceremony in East Jerusalem, which he barred Palestinian officials from attending anyway.
Haaretz led its live file with Huckabee's words on Qusra, the military's account of a strike it says targeted a Hamas commander in Gaza, and the report that CIA analysts doubted the Israeli intelligence behind Donald Trump's abrupt exit from Turkey.
The Times of Israel carried the Board of Peace envoy's denial that any deal exists to cover Hamas debts, and Iran's position that the Strait of Hormuz stays shut until its conditions are met.
Israel Hayom and the Yedioth Ahronoth print front stayed out of this desk's reach on Thursday.
