The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they happen.
Syrian state media: US-mediated talks with Israel focused on deescalation, non-interference in Syria’s affairs
Syria’s foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, met an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday to discuss bolstering stability in the region and southern Syria, Syria’s state news agency SANA reports.
Syrian and Israeli officials have been conducting US-mediated talks on deescalating the conflict in southern Syria.
The discussions between the Israeli and Syrian sides focused on deescalation and non-interference in Syrian domestic affairs.
60K reservists set to receive call-up orders in coming days ahead of Gaza City takeover
Some 60,000 Israeli reservists are set to receive call-up orders that the IDF will issue starting tomorrow for the planned offensive in Gaza City, provided Defense Minister Israel Katz approves the move, according to security sources.
The orders are not immediate, and the reservists will be given at least two weeks before needing to report for duty.
The number of reservists being called up is in addition to tens of thousands of reservists who are currently serving in the reserves.
Not all of the reservists being called up are expected to participate in the operation to capture Gaza City, as some will instead be replacing standing army troops on other fronts.
Lebanese PM says government won’t walk back decision directing army to disarm Hezbollah
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam tells the Jordanian channel Al-Mamlaka that the government will not walk back its decision directing the country’s army to confiscate all of Hezbollah’s weapons by the end of 2025.
Hezbollah announced after the decision that it would act as if it did not exist, with the terror group’s leader Naim Qassem pledging to defy the ruling.