NEW: Netanyahu summoned Smotrich and Ben-Gvir for a meeting.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

Situation in Georgia's Tbilisi.

Turkish Sumud Flotilla activist Aycin Kantoglu:

At the port, we were greeted by someone who spoke good Turkish. After asking where we had come from, they asked where we were. When I asked, “Where are we?”, they said, “You’re in Israel — there’s no Gaza anymore.”

In the evening, Ben-Gvir came. They locked us in animal cages, forcing us into cramped spaces. The walls had writings in blood in Arabic; mothers had written their children’s names.

They gave no water — “drink from the toilet,” they said. We were starved for 36–40 hours.

Greta Thunberg was treated very badly.

We were also subjected to strip searches.

Trump to Israeli Channel 12:

We’ve had great responses to our plan. Every country in the world supports it. Bibi supports it. Hamas has gone a long way — they want to do it. Now we just need to close the final details.

Trump to Israeli Channel 12:

I said: "Bibi — this is your chance for victory." He was fine with it.

He had to be fine with it. There’s no other choice. With me, you have to be fine.

Trump on Gaza to Israeli Channel 12:

Erdogan helped a lot. He’s a tough guy, but he’s my friend and he’s been excellent.

Trump spoke with Turkish President Erdogan on Friday, before Hamas’s response, and asked him to ensure that Hamas would not reject the plan.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

Trump to Israeli Channel 12:

Bibi went too far in Gaza, and Israel lost a lot of support around the world. Now I’m going to bring all that support back.

UK police arrested a blind man using a mobility cane while he was holding a sign that read:

“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”

Billionaire populist Andrej Babis and his ANO party won the Czech parliamentary election with about 35% of the vote (81 of 200 seats), short of a majority.

He’s expected to lead coalition talks, likely with two small right-wing eurosceptic groups — Motorists for Themselves and Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD).

Egyptian Foreign Ministry:

Egypt will host two delegations from Israel and Hamas on October 6 to discuss a prisoner exchange operation according to Trump's proposal.

Serbian President Vucic:

Everyone is preparing for war. It's just a question of which side someone belongs to.

We would like to avoid wars and conflicts, but I'm afraid no one wants to listen anymore. Everyone is really and seriously preparing for wars.

Somalia: Al-Shabaab attacked the Godka Jilicow intelligence center in Mogadishu.

Flames rose from the facility after the attack.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

If Hamas continues to exist after the release of all the hostages - we will withdraw from the government.

Netanyahu:

The US and Israel will limit the negotiations to a few days.

Afterwards, Hamas will be dismantled either militarily or politically.

Netanyahu:

All the hostages, alive and dead, will return with the army's presence deep inside the Gaza Strip.

NEW: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration told him the Defense Department will federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members and deploy them in-state — against his wishes.

A Turkish activist from the Sumud Flotilla:

Israeli soldiers forcibly removed the headscarves of female prisoners.

Our friends who were not wearing headscarves gave their T-shirts so that the others could cover their heads.

Czech politician Andrej Babiš, winner of the recent parliamentary elections:

Ukraine is not prepared for EU.

We have to end the war first. And we will, of course we can cooperate with Ukraine, but you are not ready for EU.

#BREAKING: Trump:

Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line shared with Hamas.

Once Hamas confirms, the Ceasefire will be IMMEDIATELY effective, Hostage and Prisoner Exchange will begin, and we’ll move toward ending this 3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE.