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Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
The IDF announced this morning that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is once again in effect, following “a series of significant strikes” targeting dozens of Hamas targets and operatives. The strikes came after Palestinian operatives carried out an attack on troops stationed in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing soldier Master Sgt. (res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum.
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This attack on IDF soldiers, along with Hamas’s failure to return the deceased Israeli hostages — even faking the recovery of one slain hostage — led to Israel’s retaliatory strikes in Gaza, which, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, killed over 100.
Horovitz weighs in on the nature of Hamas and the White House’s recognition of Israel’s right to retaliate. We hear how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the US of his intention to strike, and today appears bent on continuing the Trump-brokered ceasefire.
The Haredi community is planning a massive protest at the entrance of Jerusalem tomorrow. Meanwhile, the High Court is hearing petitions demanding that the IDF draft tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox young men and, at the same time, the Knesset is working to draft a bill that will allow most of them to continue to avoid conscription. We learn some leaked details of the bill that will soon be discussed by the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and hear about some of the Likud MKs who are speaking out against it.
Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
IDF reservist killed in Tuesday attack in Rafah; Israel says ceasefire restored
Hamas fakes ‘unearthing’ partial remains of hostage whose body IDF recovered in 2023, Israel says
Trump: ‘Nothing’ will jeopardize Gaza ceasefire, Israel ‘should hit back’ if troops killed
Revised ultra-Orthodox military draft bill said to reduce penalties for dodgers
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