Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government “have become an existential threat to Israel,” accusing them of destroying Israeli deterrence. Addressing the press ahead of his Yesh Atid party’s weekly faction meeting in the Knesset — held this week despite the legislative recess ...
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich slammed the growing protests calling for a hostage deal and elections as “irresponsible pressures.” “The demand for flexible positions on our part in the negotiations — as has been proven over and over again — only makes [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar harden his positions ...
