Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister said “there is no army in the world that does more than the Israeli army, in the Israeli security services, in Israeli intelligence to prevent collateral damage.”
Yigal Yehoshua was struck in the head by a brick while on his way home from a Torah-scroll dedication.
The U.S. secretary of state speaks with the foreign ministers of the E.U., UAE and Israel about bringing an end to the fighting • The Jordanian Parliament calls to expel Israel’s envoy to Amman.
The two leaders discussed recent developments and actions Israel has taken, in addition to plans to take amid fighting with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“I want to thank President [Joe] Biden for his unequivocal support. You cannot equate a democracy that values life with a terror organization that glorifies death,” says the Israeli prime minister in a televised address.
“My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has a right to defend itself when you have thousands of rockets flying into your territory,” said the president.
To date, more than 1,300 rockets have been fired on the Jewish state since the hostilities began.
“We stand united against a reprehensible enemy,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It remains unclear how Lapid could bring together the disparate group of parties spanning the entire Israeli political spectrum from the left, right, religious, secular and even Arab parties, who have never backed an Israeli government.
Reports indicate that as the head of the second-largest party in the Knesset, he is the likely choice. Naftali Bennett is also a possibility.
“At critical times, our people come together and this is also what we are doing now,” says Israeli premier.
“The United States stands with the people of Israel and with Jewish communities the world over in mourning the terrible tragedy at Mount Meron,” said U.S. President Joe Biden.
