Defense and Security
The attacker, a 29-year-old man identified via an ID card found on his person, was reportedly a U.S. permanent resident born in Morocco.
The Israeli Supreme Court’s ruling dismisses a petition against compensating victims of Palestinian terrorist attacks with P.A. funds.
“We will not let lies and hatred prevail,” said Oded Forer, the lawmaker who proposed the bill.
“There is no place in the State of Israel for supporting atrocities the likes of which have not occurred since the Holocaust,” Likud MK Ariel Kallner said.
Israel’s president shared with him the profound emotions experienced across the Jewish state following the release of three women hostages.
The British prime minister also raised the issue of the weapons export licenses to Israel that have been frozen since the fall.
“On Oct. 7, I failed to protect the Western Negev and its courageous, beloved residents. This failure will stay with me for the rest of my life,” wrote Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, former head of the Israel Defense Forces Southern Command.
The Israeli prime minister thanked the IDF chief for his years of service and for “major achievements for the State of Israel.”
The operation includes IDF troops, Israel Security Agency officers and Border Police.
“I didn’t think I’d return, I was certain that I’d die in Gaza.”
The announcement came hours after one IDF soldier was killed and four others were injured, one seriously, by a roadside bomb in Samaria.
The officer reportedly opened fire after an argument broke out between him and a group of masked Jews.
