Former IDF Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin: The problem is not Gaza. The problem is Iran.

The IDF sent its Commando Brigade backed by Merkava 4 tanks and air support to retrieve the corpse of Elad Katzir, whom PIJ murdered in January.

We in Israel have all deluded ourselves. We vainly believed that we could ‘manage’ the conflict and solve every problem by our own wisdom.

“If we don’t see changes from their side, there’ll have to be changes from our side,” White House advisor John Kirby said.

As Defense Minister Gallant promotes the idea of a multi-national force playing a role in Gaza, Israeli observers assess the feasibility of such an initiative.

Addressing Israeli commanders in Gaza’s Khan Yunis, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi called the hostages’ return “a top priority.”

Anti-government demonstrations, which had been on a low flame since Oct. 7, burst forth with renewed ferocity this week.

Hagay Lober, who son Elisha Yehonatan was killed in action in Gaza, says they are hijacking the captives’ cause to try to bring the government down.

Victims speak of the rape of young women in captivity, including eye-witness accounts. “Hamas turned us into puppets on a string.”