Yair Lapid
“The war against terrorism is not just an Israeli one and it is not just in Gaza,” the Yesh Atid Party leader added.
During an anti-government protest, the Israeli opposition leader had said, “You want a war? You’ll get a war!”
Addressing criticism over the limited scope of the Israeli strike, the prime minister outlines a firm long-term strategy.
Israel’s opposition leader thought a 21-day truce in Lebanon was “madness and defeatism,” and he proposed a seven-day break in fighting instead.
“Today more than ever, we carry a deep commitment to continue taking every measure necessary to defeat our enemies and to defend our homeland,” said the Israeli defense minister.
The Israeli opposition leader gave the former U.S. president “respect and legitimacy he should never be given,” Morton Klein, of the ZOA, told JNS.
The Histradrut labor federation head to meet with the families of hostages • Protesters to gather in Tel Aviv • Tel Aviv, Givatayim, Gezer Regional Council to strike.
The Israeli defense minister called the killing of the terror leader in Gaza a “significant milestone’ in dismantling Hamas.
“If it were up to you—in the opposition, the TV studios, the former officials—you would have given up a long time ago,” the PM said at the Knesset.
“We did it then, and we can do it again. We will establish a state here that is worthy of this people,” declared the former premier.
The U.S. top diplomat reiterated his “ironclad” support for Israel.
António Guterres to put state on blacklist of parties committing major violations against children during war.
