Defense and Security
By calling for the arrest of Israel’s leaders, the ICC is violating the Rome Statute.
“The IDF will not hesitate to use force to stop attempts to smuggle arms to Hezbollah.”
The materials may have been part of an attempt by the elite Radwan Force to use or develop chemical weapons.
There was no realistic agreement that included an Israeli-controlled buffer zone in Southern Lebanon, according to presidential envoy Amos Hochstein.
While ending the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza is necessary to “start the peace,” Palestinian society must also be “transformed,” Sen. Lindsey Graham tells reporters in Jerusalem.
Mahmoud Abbas said he issued the order in an attempt “to maintain stability” during a period in which the Palestinian Authority is “facing many challenges.”
Four terrorists entered the border area in violation of the ceasefire.
“We are lying to ourselves when we say that this agreement will prevent the restoration of Hezbollah,” MK Dan Illouz tells JNS.
A former IDF intelligence official previously suggested the Palestinian Authority was involved in the Hamas-led massacre.
The immunities “will have to be taken into account should the ICC request of us their arrest and surrender,” the French government stated on Wednesday.
Some 30% of Israelis think the truce will collapse “after a short time,” according to a survey by “Channel 12.”
“We need to see the mechanism is working,” said an Israeli security official. “It’s a gradual agreement. It’s a gradual withdrawal.”
