The big chill again coming from Washington is uncomfortable, but Israel has no choice but to resist.
State Dept. faces internal debate over Israel-Hamas policy amid calls for ceasefire. Diverse views challenge Biden's stance.
"There is no moral basis for stopping the war until we return home all of the hostages. If we do not achieve a decisive and absolute victory in Gaza, a bigger war in the North will come closer."
There were major disagreements in the Israeli delegation about the number of Palestinian prisoners to be released, and no major breakthrough has happened in the talks since.
The families reiterated that anything short of a total release of all hostages – both the living and deceased – is not enough, according to a statement from the group representing the families.
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and National Security Adviser Tzahi Hanegbi are expected to lead a delegation to Washington next week to discuss the issue with the US.
The classification of the additional state land was authorized by Smotrich, through his role in the Defense Ministry with oversight of the Civil Administration.
“We’re gonna go in and finish this job, and anybody who doesn’t understand that doesn’t understand that the nerve of the Jews, that existential nerve, was touched,” Dermer said.
Blinken says the US and Saudi Arabia are making "good progress" on normalization talks with Israel, but no timeline has been given. Discussions include a mutual defense pact.
Mossad Chief David Barnea to meet CIA Director William Burns in Qatar. Blinken says gaps between Hamas and Israel narrowing in hostage talks.
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