The headquarters will be a joint effort of the Finance Ministry, the Presidium of the Israeli Business Sector, Business Roundtable Israel, and philanthropy organizations.
National Security Cabinet will meet to set a mandate for the negotiating team over phase two of the deal.
Speaking with 103FM, Elhanan Danino, the father of Ori Danino, strongly criticized the government.
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He added that everyone must be returned, especially given that it is impossible to guarantee that those alive today will still be alive tomorrow.
“There is currently a debate about whether the war can be stopped. The war cannot be stopped just before the complete destruction of Hamas," Smotrich said.
Netanyahu canceled his testimony to the trial against him in order to give the speech, which was reportedly unplanned.
“Our commitment to them is infinite,” he stated. “We will still have time to defeat Hamas; we are destined to live by the sword, and the war will last for years.”
"The suffering of our hostages in Hamas' brutal captivity is heartbreaking," he said. "But comparisons to the Holocaust are a grave mistake."
It isn't worth analyzing the plausibility of US President Donald Trump's bombastic statements, but what is clear is the message being sent to Israel's far Right.