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Why Did It Take So Long to End The War in Gaza, Times of Israel
J Street Israel Executive Director Nadav Tamir writes, “Trump and Biden provided Netanyahu with a political, diplomatic, and military umbrella that allowed him to continue fighting without personal or political consequence. Understanding dawned in the White House somewhat belatedly, and the human cost proved catastrophic.”
Israel Says It Will Uphold Gaza Ceasefire a Day After Strikes Kill 104 People, Reuters
“Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza late on Tuesday, saying it acted after an attack by Palestinian militants killed one soldier, in the latest challenge to an already fragile ceasefire.”
IDF: Reservist Yona Efraim Feldbaum Killed in Gaza Clashes, Haaretz
“Master Sergeant (Res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum was a 37-year-old soldier from the Combat Engineering Corps in the Gaza Division, from the West Bank settlement of Neria, who was killed by Palestinian militants shooting directly at an IDF engineering team operating in Rafah.”
More Food Reaches Gaza, But It’s Still Not Enough, New York Times
“While there is no question that aid flows have increased since the cease-fire began two weeks ago, many residents say they cannot afford to buy the food that is for sale.”
279 IDF Soldiers Attempted Suicide Since Start of 2024, Knesset Report Finds, Times of Israel
“Combat soldiers made up 78% of all suicide cases in Israel in 2024, a sharp rise from 2017-22, when the rate hovered between 42% and 45%.”
Israeli Hostages Were Forced to Eat Worm-riddled Food in Gaza: ‘We Told Ourselves It Was Protein’, Haaretz
“‘I personally suffered intolerable mental hunger. It’s the fear that you don’t know whether there will be food and you behave strangely out of that fear. For instance, when food arrives after 20 hours and it’s beside you, you decide not to eat out of fear you’ll be hungry later.’”
Knesset Gives Preliminary Okay to Bills That Would Strip Attorney General of All Powers, Times of Israel
“Under the new legislation, the government would not be required to act in accordance with the attorney general’s positions. The management of the Attorney General’s Office would also no longer be under the sole control of the attorney general.”
Turkey’s Road to Middle East Hegemony Runs Through Gaza, Haaretz
Zvi Bar’el writes, “The close relationship between Erdoğan and Trump, and the fact that Turkey is perceived as the one who convinced Hamas to accept the plan for a ceasefire, placed Ankara in a position of influence over the future of the region. Israel expresses its opposition to Turkish involvement in the multinational force, but it is not certain that Trump will choose to listen to it.”
Israelis Bristle as Trump Makes Clear Who Calls the Shots in Gaza Truce, Washington Post
Shira Rubin, Lior Soroka and Gerry Shih write, “The Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to promote the success of the Gaza ceasefire deal have some Israelis bristling at what they see as an overly intrusive approach that limits Israel’s freedom of action and concedes too much to Hamas.”