The IDF completed its investigation into the events surrounding Battery Commander Maj. Yuval Ezra and Capt. (res.) Benayahu Mellet were killed, and identified significant operational failures.
“We won’t retreat from the current lines until Hamas lays down all of its arms,” Netanyahu said in the video, adding that “we will allow IDF troops to do everything necessary to protect themselves."
Fallen soldier Sgt. Yehuda Peretz was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in crashed into a barrier on Route 222, only a month before his wedding date.
Staff Sgt. Regev Amar fell in battle in Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7 and was buried near the Nahal Hermon river, which his family says is the place he loved most.
Khatib, a 74-year-old resident of Kafr Kanna, was charged with transporting illegal citizens, while the two Gazans were charged with entering and remaining in Israel without permits.
Military Police Criminal Investigation Division investigators were dispatched to the base following the unusual incident and opened an investigation into the circumstances.
Winter has frequently appeared at conferences and public events as he considers entering politics ahead of the upcoming elections.
The committee approved a total of approximately NIS 1 billion in budget allocations for the Education Ministry, the Settlement and National Missions Ministry, and the Religious Services Ministry.
"Israel brings with him young, courageous, and principled leadership, alongside municipal experience and extensive work to strengthen civic engagement among teenagers and young adults," Eisenkot said
The Army Radio report follows IDF confirmations of several strikes over the weekend and in previous weeks, which killed multiple Gaza terrorists from different terror groups.
“Violence of this kind, 84 days before election day, could be a grave indication of what awaits us during this period and cannot be tolerated,” Eisenkot wrote.
