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Military reporter Emanuel Fabian and political reporter Tal Schneider join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Defense Minister Israel Katz agreed on Israel’s response to Hamas’s counter-offer to a US proposal for a hostage-ceasefire deal at their meeting yesterday, Army Radio reports. The response has been forwarded to mediators, the report says. Officials are now awaiting the terror group’s response, but in the meantime, fighting continues on the ground in Gaza. Fabian fills us in.
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In a first, Israeli Navy missile boats on Tuesday morning launched strikes against infrastructure at the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida in western Yemen. Fabian explains the pros and cons of using naval forces instead of the air force for similar future attacks.
The UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday that they would freeze assets and bar the entry of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for having “incited extremist violence” against Palestinians in the West Bank. Schneider weighs in on all the various diplomatic efforts on the table designed to pressure Israel to stop the Gaza war, including the upcoming conference in New York co-sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia on the topic of the two-state solution.
Leaders of opposition parties decided this morning to submit a private bill to dissolve the Knesset, starting the process of four votes that may — or may not — lead to new elections. Schneider dives into the thorny topic and explains the forces pulling strings behind the scenes.
Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Palestinians say 20 killed near aid site; IDF says troops fired at Gazans who posed threat
Israeli Navy carries out Yemen strikes for 1st time, targeting Houthi port
IDF shoots down Yemen missile; multiple interceptors launched as it breaks up
UK, Canada and 3 other nations sanction Ben Gvir and Smotrich over settler violence
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