NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Diplomatic isolation and viral imagery are shaping global perceptions. Without a coherent narrative and strategy, Israel is losing control of the story.
Shas and United Torah Judaism said in a statement that they were willing to meet to discuss a hostage deal.
Accusations against Milwidsky include rape and witness tampering, which he has denied.
The finance minister said he was still in the government since he had "reason to believe that good things are about to happen" in the Gaza Strip.
The opposition leader said that the situation in Gaza was a “strategic failure, which has led to operational and diplomatic failure.”
Multiple women came forward to testify about the sexual abuse they suffered as victims of organized ritual abuse when they were minors during a Sunday Knesset committee meeting.
According to the official, if Smotrich didn't receive “real and concrete” guarantees from the prime minister, the Religious Zionist Party could be "on its way out" of the government.
MKs of other parties called on Sunday for Milwidsky’s appointment to be postponed due to the ongoing investigation.
Smotrich's comments come after Prime Minister Netanyahu enabled "localized humanitarian ceasefires" in the Gaza Strip, with MK Orit Strock saying she may leave the government following the decision.
In an interview with Maariv, former Shin Bet official, Yossi Amrusi, criticizes Israel's current negotiation strategy and lays out his own plan to bring the hostages home.
A spokesperson for Strock confirmed that the recording was authentic.
