An analysis of the cash crisis in Gaza and an unusual Israeli proposal that could alter the direction of the war.
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On the Instagram page commemorating Shiri, family and friends shared an emotional tribute for what would have been her 34th birthday. ‘We see you every time we close our eyes’.
The terrorist organization seeks regime survival in Gaza via a full deal, former defense officials tell JNS.
Egypt and Qatar propose phased deal: release of hostages, Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and multi-year ceasefire.
“We must return to fighting in a completely different way: to defeat, to destroy Hamas,” said the Israeli finance minister.
In an emotional full-circle moment, former Hamas captive Eliya Cohen returned Sunday for the first time to the bunker from which he was kidnapped and donned tefillin.
A war can be both morally justified and legally constrained. Israel’s campaign against Hamas is exactly that. It was not launched lightly or recklessly—it was waged in defense of life, sovereignty and the rule of law.
Israel’s prime minister rejects a ceasefire and warns: Ending the war now would be a “strategic defeat.”
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for the “complete destruction” of the terror group.
Hamas can glorify the dead. Lost land, however, is a sign of weakness, of defeat, and for the population, a visible testament to failure.