President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee faced tough questions from Democrats in the more than four-hour confirmation hearing.
Conflict
A senior IDF officer is calling for a new strategy amid mounting casualties in the northern Strip.
The Tikva Forum urged right-wing parties to leave the government if the prime minister agrees to a deal that fails to secure the release of all hostages.
Promises of “what was will no longer be” are left unfulfilled as Israel comes under intense pressure to end the war against Hamas.
“Why can’t the PA say openly in Arabic, ‘No more battalions, no more armed groups and no such thing as resistance’? Why don’t we hear that message?”
Israeli groups call emergency protest amid American pressure to rapidly conclude a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal.
“The State of Israel continues to do everything possible to bring back the 98 hostages—both the living and the deceased.”
Yoseph Haddad, an Israeli Arab from Nazareth, speaks about Oct. 7, the war, and his mission to represent Israel globally.
“We need to put our hand on the wheel, and it’s our time now and we cannot wait for anyone else to come and build our home again.”