[UPDATE-Aug 9-10, 2025- Israel-Iran War] Lebanon-Syria, Hezbollah, Gaza and Hamas: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

⚡[UPDATE-Day 673-Aug 9] Israeli official: Hamas shot itself in foot with videos of starving hostages, may return to talks An unnamed Israeli official hints at the possibility of bringing Hamas back to the negotiating table for a ceasefire-hostage release deal, speaking to Channel 12 news. “With the flooding of the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid, Hamas’s starvation campaign is fading away. Hamas understands that it shot itself in the foot with the videos of starving hostages, and therefore, the possibility that they will return to negotiations can’t be dismissed,” the official says. “The mediators are already seeing positive signs of…