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It's 6.15 p.m. on Saturday, November 15th here in New York City, it is 1.15 a.m. on Sunday, November 16th in Israel, where Israelis are beginning a new week. Thursday night, Hamas returned deceased hostage many Godard to Israel. Godard was a 73-year-old resident of Kibbutz-Bari, who was murdered by members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group on

October 7th. There now remained three fallen hostages in Gaza. As the Gaza ceasefire holds,

the UN Security Council set to vote on a resolution that would endorse President Trump's

Gaza peace plan on Monday. A number of states from the region, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia,

and Turkey have joined the U.S. in calling on the United Nations to support the Trump plan.

U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Mike Walts wrote in the Washington Post, quote,

Any refusal to back this resolution is a vote either for the continued reign of Hamas terrorists or for the return to war with Israel.

This is an op-ed in the Washington Post, which we'll link to in the show notes.

Meanwhile, according to Axios, Israel is seeking a 20-year security agreement with the U.S.,

which includes several quote-unquote America First elements.

This comes as the current 10-year memorandum of understanding.

The third of its kind between Israel and the U.S. is set to expire in 2028.

The newly proposed agreement is likely to face pushback

from those who want Israel to wean off American aid

for its own long-term interest, as well as the

growing stream of former MAGA figures who are pushing for Trump to distance his administration

from Israel, which is unlikely to happen. And of course, there will also be pressure from some on

the left, including senior congressional Democrats, who will also, I expect, to oppose many aspects of this draft.

Now on to today's episode.

Today I'm joined by Yonit Levy and Biana Golodriga.

Yonit is the lead news anchor on Israel's Channel 12,

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