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HEADLINES:
1. JERUSALEM MOTEL ARSON ATTACK VICTIM DIES
2. GOLAN HEIGHTS CROSSING TO REOPEN MONDAY
3. DM: NO FUEL FOR GAZA UNTIL VIOLENCE ENDS
4. IDF MEDICAL FORCES IN ROMANIA FOR SPECIAL EXERCISE
5. LIBERMAN ANNOUNCES NEW JEWISH NEIGHBORHOOD IN HEVRON
6. UN SPECIAL COORDINATOR CONDEMNS ARAB WOMAN'S DEATH
7. PRIME MINISTER THREATENS HAMAS: 'VERY STRONG BLOWS'
8. TRUMP MEETS PASTOR FREED BY TURKEY


1. JERUSALEM MOTEL ARSON ATTACK VICTIM DIES
by Uzi Baruch

Ronen Oz, who was critically injured in an arson attack at a Jerusalem motel in July, died of his wounds overnight at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.

The Oz parents had come to Jerusalem with their two children to celebrate the 45th birthday of father Ronen. All of them were severely injured in the fire.

They were sleeping in a room of the motel when a fire suddenly broke out due to arson. The family slept on the first floor and apparently succeeded in escaping due to the father's resourcefulness.

An Arab resident of eastern Jerusalem arrested on suspicion of setting the motel on fire recounted the act to police investigators. An Arab woman originally from Shechem who now lives with her Jewish partner and two children in Jerusalem, was also involved in setting fire to the motel and was arrested in the course of the investigation into the affair.


2. GOLAN HEIGHTS CROSSING TO REOPEN MONDAY
by Arutz Sheva Staff

The United Nations (UN), Israel, and Syria have agreed to reopen the Quneitra crossing between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights on October 15.

The reopening is part of an ongoing effort of UN peacekeepers in the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) to carry out their mandate, which includes maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Syria.

UNDOF's mandate was established in a UN Security Council resolution as well as the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria.

"The United States welcomes the reopening of this crossing, which will allow UN peacekeepers to step up their efforts to prevent hostilities in the Golan Heights region," US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said. "We look to both Israel and Syria to provide UN peacekeepers the access they need as well as assurances of their safety."

"We also call on Syria to take the necessary steps so UNDOF can safely and effectively deploy and patrol without interference.

"While this is an important step, all sides must abide by the 1974 Agreement and keep any military forces other than UN peacekeepers out of the area."


3. DM: NO FUEL FOR GAZA UNTIL VIOLENCE ENDS
by Arutz Sheva Staff

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) on Saturday said that Israel will not provide fuel or gas to Gaza if conflicts continue.

Liberman halted the transfer of fuel to Gaza on Friday, after several Gaza terrorists who detonated a bomb on the Israel-Gaza border fence and attacked an IDF position inside Israel.

"As long as the violence in Gaza - including sending incendiary balloons and burning tires opposite Israeli towns - does not cease completely, we will not renew the provision of fuels and gas to Gaza," Liberman tweeted.

Earlier on Saturday, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said that conflict would continue until Hamas' demands are met.

"Woe betide you if you cease the March of Return before the siege is lifted," Haniyeh told Gazans. "Our marches are not for the sake of fuel and money. They are our nation's natural right."

On Saturday morning, an explosive device was found attached to a balloon in an Israeli town in the Eshkol Region. The device was hidden in a carton and neutralized by a sapper. No one was injured and no damage was caused.

Earlier this week, Israel permitted Qatari-purchased fuel to enter Gaza in a bid to ease tensions in the region.

Gaza terrorists began sending incendiary kites and balloons into Israel in May, endangering lives, wasting precious water resources, burning tens of thousands of dunams of land, and causing millions of shekels in damage.


4. IDF MEDICAL FORCES IN ROMANIA FOR SPECIAL EXERCISE
by Arutz Sheva Staff

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Today, Sunday, a delegation of soldiers and officers from the IDF Medical Corps landed in Romania to participate in an international exercise which is held in cooperation with the European Union.

The delegation is comprised of 160 active duty and reserve medical and logistics personnel, who will simulate establishing a field hospital in an earthquake scenario as well as other on ground and airborne scenarios.

This is the most distant and largest exercise the IDF Medical Corps has conducted. The purpose of the exercise is to preserve the readiness and qualifications of the corps and in particular, the
General Staff Surgical - Hospitalization Unit.

This unit, which has already been deployed as part of IDF aid delegations to countries such as Nepal and Haiti, has been recognized by the World Health Organization as the first Level 3 Field Hospital in the world – this is the highest existing level, which enables the performance of surgical procedures in the hospital. During the exercise, the unit will be deployed in its fullest extent and will include an emergency room, an intensive care unit, a hospitalization department, an imaging institute and a laboratory, which will all be synchronized by a 24/7 operations room.

The delegation departed from the Ben Gurion International Airport on Saturday night and landed in Bucharest early this morning. The head of the delegation is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Head of the Operational Medical Department, Col. Dr. Hagay Frenkel. The Commanding Officer of the General Staff Surgical - Hospitalization Unit is Col. (res) Dr. Ofer Merin.

The delegation includes -36 doctors, 21 nurses, 2 pharmacists, 7 military paramedics, a mental health professional, a veterinarian, a physiotherapist, 5 X-ray technicians, 4 laboratory personnel, 4 biologists, 13 medical assistants, a medical clown, a military rabbi and 7 kitchen staff members.

Within the delegation members there are 90 reservists, 3 IDF employed civilians and 3 academic soldiers. The remaining staff members of the delegation are mandatory and career service soldiers. During the Aerial Evacuation Exercise, an additional 10 doctors, 10 medical professionals, the Airborne Rescue and Evacuation Unit (Unit 669) and a flight team will take part.

The most advanced equipment was brought to the field hospital. The equipment includes 50 beds (hospitalization, emergency and operation beds), dozens of various medications, 200 test tubes, 8 respirators, an operation table, an anesthesia machine, 2 ultrasound machines, a vehicle carrying a water purifier and an oxygen producing device. All of the above will be spread out in 10 air conditioned tents.

The Israeli camp will be placed beside the camps of Romania, Britain, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Norway and the European Union representatives, and delegations will be housed in 120 tents.
The electricity will be supplied by two large and advanced generators.

"This is the largest operational exercise of the Medical Corps yet," Dr. Frenkel said. "The exercise contributes to strengthen the cooperation between the IDF and the European Union. We are performing this exercise in order to improve the preparedness of the Medical Corps to save lives."


5. LIBERMAN ANNOUNCES NEW JEWISH NEIGHBORHOOD IN HEVRON
by Mordechai Sones

The cabinet today approved the decision to bypass government bureaucracy to allocate a budget to promote constructing a new Jewish neighborhood in Hevron.

The purpose of the budget is to finance evacuating the military camp in the area, so construction work can begin.

Defense Minister Liberman referred to the decision to approve the new neighborhood's construction, called the Hezekiah Quarter, and thanked the partners for the move.

"A new Jewish neighborhood in Hevron; for the first time in 20 years, instead of a military camp we will build a new neighborhood," he said.

Liberman added, "I thank the Prime Minister and the ministers who signed to approve the Hezekiah Quarter Plan that I formulated, and this is yet another important milestone in the extensive activities we're leading to strengthen settlement in Judea and Samaria."

Avigdor Liberman
Hillel Meir/TPS



6. UN SPECIAL COORDINATOR CONDEMNS ARAB WOMAN'S DEATH
by Mordechai Sones

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, former UN SRSG for Iraq, Foreign and Defense Minister of Bulgaria Nickolay E. Mladenov responded to allegations that an Arab woman in Samaria was killed by "settlers" near Tapuach junction. The Shin Bet is investigating the 47-year-old woman's death.

"I condemn this Friday's attack in the West Bank in which a Palestinian woman was killed and her husband injured by stones allegedly thrown by Israeli assailants," Mladenov said. "Those responsible must be swiftly brought to justice. I urge all to stand up to violence and terror."

Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership announced on Thursday it would no longer work with Mladenov, accusing him of overstepping his role by seeking a deal between Israel and Hamas.

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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee member Ahmed Majdalani said it informed the UN Secretary General that Mladenov was "no longer acceptable" to the PA government.

Mladenov had "gone beyond his role" in seeking agreements between Israel and Hamas, which controls Gaza, he charged, adding that his actions impacted "Palestinian national security and the unity of our people."

Tapuach Junction, Samaria
Flash 90


7. PRIME MINISTER THREATENS HAMAS: 'VERY STRONG BLOWS'
by Hezki Baruch

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu opened the weekly cabinet meeting this morning, Sunday, by addressing the security situation in the south.

Netanyahu took advantage of the opportunity to issue threats against Hamas following the escalation of the situation along the Gaza Strip border during the past week.

"Hamas has apparently not understood the message: If they do not stop the attacks, they will be stopped in another way and it will be painful, very painful," Netanyahu said.

The prime minister added, "We are very close to activity of a different kind that will include very strong blows. If Hamas has any sense, it will stop the fire and the violent riots now."

At the meeting of Likud ministers, Netanyahu referred to the coalition crisis surrounding the draft law, saying, "The draft law is good, we have to put it behind us, and the coalition must continue to work."

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8. TRUMP MEETS PASTOR FREED BY TURKEY
by Arutz Sheva Staff

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American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was released from a prison in Turkey on Friday, on Saturday met President Donald Trump and thanked him for the administration's work to free him.

The President introduced Brunson and praised his resilience throughout the two years he spent in jail.

"I just want to congratulate you because you have galvanized this country," Trump said, according to CNN. "There's so much interest, and it's your faith, it's your strength, what you've done, gone through."

Trump also thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for facilitating Brunson's return.

"I do want to thank President Erdogan for making this possible," Trump said. "It wasn't easy, it wasn't easy for him."

After introducing his family, Brunson thanked Trump for working to negotiate his release "from the time you took office."

"We especially want to thank the administration, they really fought for us, unusually so," Brunson said, addressing the President. "From the time you took office, I know that you've been engaged."

Brunson also thanked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Vice President Mike Pence, and Sens. Thom Thillis of North Carolina, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and James Lankford of Oklahoma.

Brunson then prayed aloud for the President, asking that Trump be blessed with "supernatural wisdom" and "courage to stand for truth" and that he be protected "from slander from enemies and those who would undermine him."

"Thank you very much. Can I ask you one question?" Trump said after the blessing. "Who did you vote for?"

The group laughed, and the pastor assured Trump that he sent in an absentee ballot from Turkey voting for him.

The detention of the pastor, who was accused by Turkey of aiding terrorist groups, had been an ongoing source of tension between the US and Turkey.

Trump recently imposed sanctions on several Turkish officials and a 20 percent duty on aluminum and a 50 percent duty on steel in response to the continued imprisonment of Brunson.

In response, Turkey imposed tariffs on certain imports from the United States.

Trump recently told Reuters in an interview that he would not make any concessions to Turkey to gain Brunson's freedom, adding he was not concerned that retaliatory tariffs he imposed will have a ripple effect and hurt the European economy.

In response, Erdogan accused Washington of making "unlawful requests" regarding the pastor.

Brunson was released Friday after being detained in Turkey for two years. A Turkish court sentenced the pastor to three years and one month in prison but chose to release him based on his time already served as well as his manner during the proceedings.

There had been rumors that Brunson would be released after a secret deal was reached between the sides, but Trump denied that a deal had been in place.

"There was NO DEAL made with Turkey for the release and return of Pastor Andrew Brunson. I don't make deals for hostages. There was, however, great appreciation on behalf of the United States, which will lead to good, perhaps great, relations between the United States & Turkey!" he tweeted on Saturday.

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