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Netanyahu’s coalition looks to push through policies high on its agenda, such as the dismissal of the attorney general.
“Israel’s relations with African countries are a strategic asset and an integral part of our effort to strengthen Israel’s standing internationally,” said Sharren Haskel.
“We are increasing the pressure with the goal of bringing our [captive] people back and defeating Hamas,” said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
The report positions Israel as “a stable, active ecosystem with strong international trust, even amidst security and economic crises.”
“With God’s help, we have so far brought out 147 living [captives],” he said. “Military pressure works—and this is what will work now as well.”
The Cabinet is set to vote on authorizing wider ground operations across the Strip.
On the eve of the country’s 77th birthday, the population of Israel was 10.094 million; a year-on-year increase of 1.4%.
The attacker was wielding a knife and reportedly moved close enough to attack embassy staff.
The moves by Bar and the government are widely seen as being aimed at averting a possible constitutional crisis.
However, there will be “no stability and prosperity in the Middle East until we reach the head of the snake, Iran,” the Israeli energy minister said.
“A whole worldview led the chief of the Shin Bet to interpret accumulating signs of the gathering storm exactly backwards.”
“We live in a sort of anarchy. We pretend we have an executive branch and a parliament.”