Yoav Gallant
Lawmakers gave Israel’s premier and defense minister the green light to decide the manner and timing of the retaliation for the terror group’s deadly strike on the Golan Heights.
Israel’s defense minister was presented with options for responding to Hezbollah’s attack on Majdal Shams.
The military is increasing its readiness for “the next stage of fighting in the north” following the Iranian terror proxy’s deadly attack, said IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.
The plan is to call up another 2,000 ultra-Orthodox men soon.
Israel had reportedly hoped a British government challenge to the ICC would block the warrants.
The Pentagon chief confirmed to his Israeli counterpart that the Gaza pier will cease operations.
The terrorist groups in Gaza are “paying huge prices and their ability to rebuild is very limited,” said the Israeli defense minister.
Forty-nine percent of Israelis believe that IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi should be fired, with 46% opposing this.
The defense minister also said that the IDF has dismantled most of the terror group’s 24 battalions.
The announcement follows the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that the government must draft haredi Jews into the military.
Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court prosecutor, “deceived and lied” to Washington and London, “undermining the entire court,” says human-rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky.
Mustafa Hassan Salman took part in the planning and execution of various terrorist activities against Israel.
