Gaza Strip
Among the Israeli public as a whole, 41% think the defense minister should be fired, while 54% believe he should remain in his position.
Islam Khamayseh was wanted over the 2023 drive-by shooting near Hermesh in which Israeli civilian Meir Tamari was killed.
The former defense minister and chief of staff has given Netanyahu until June 8 to formulate a plan to achieve six key war goals.
The goal is for 500 tons of supplies to pass into the coastal enclave daily.
An officer and two other Givati Brigade soldiers were seriously wounded in the incident, according to the Israeli military.
Despite the reservations regarding this option, all other options are highly unrealistic in current conditions in Gaza.
The 53-year-old father of two was murdered while on a group bike ride when the Hamas-led attack began on Oct. 7, and his body taken to Gaza.
The Biden administration’s warnings that an IDF incursion into the city would cause a great number of civilian casualties are being proven wrong.
“The celebration of hatred and the desecration committed by Palestinian civilian males should serve as a reminder to the world of what Israel faces and must destroy,” said Michael Pregent of the Hudson Institute.
“Since Oct. 7, the Security Council and the U.N. have done practically nothing to secure the release of the hostages,” said ambassador Gilad Erdan.
Since the start of the ground invasion on Oct. 27, 280 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza.
“This terrible loss is heart-breaking,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We will return all of our hostages, the living and the deceased.”
