Overview

• CBS reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved an early‑September attack on Gaza‑bound aid ships off Tunisia using submarine‑launched drones, with incendiary munitions setting fires but causing no reported casualties.
• Associated Press and other outlets say Israeli forces have detained more than 450 activists from the flotilla, which included participants such as Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.
• A Turkish special flight carried about 130 seized crew and passengers to Istanbul on Oct. 4, and multiple reports indicate Thunberg was not on that flight and may remain in Israeli custody.
• President Trump posted thanks for what he described as a temporary halt to bombardment of Gaza and urged Hamas to act on the U.S. peace proposal.
• Egypt announced it will host Israel–Hamas talks on Oct. 6, with Netanyahu sending a delegation while insisting on Hamas disarmament and saying hostage releases need not require a full Israeli withdrawal.