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In a first step towards Gaza’s future, Jerusalem is seeking Palestinian Arab leadership unconnected to the terror group.
Israel should create a “secure area” in the Negev to house noncombatants before “finishing the job” against Hamas, said the former senior White House adviser.
A former Israeli national security adviser tells JNS that Hamas’s attack could be part of multi-staged plan devised by Tehran leadership.
“The inability to differentiate between the attacker and the defender is absolutely stunning,” Ambassador Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova tells JNS.
The group of hundreds of rabbis said it rejects “calls to place conditions on U.S. aid to Israel.”
“We always did what was necessary for our safety, and we will do so this time as well,” the premier said in an address to Israeli citizens.
“Now is the time to save 134 innocent souls,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin said.
Iran has reportedly authorized its Lebanese proxy to launch a large-scale attack on Israel if the IDF invades Rafah; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sworn to do so.
The U.S. diplomat will discuss efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Those taken for further questioning include the Hamas man who planned the 2014 murder of teenagers Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel.
The United States is trying to avoid a clash over the last Hamas stronghold • Most Israelis support a Rafah offensive.
“It’s regrettable that the Canadian government is taking a step that undermines Israel’s right to self-defense against Hamas terrorists,” said Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
