Israel-Hamas War

PM: "We are in a multi-front campaign against Iran's evil axis that strives to destroy us. Anyone who attacks us will not escape."

He noted that the military pressure applied by Israel "since January is not enough. The state itself admitted this when it submitted an affidavit to the High Court," Ofer said.

“The missile, in its relatively early flight, was constantly under detection and being monitored,” said Brig.-Gen. Zvika Haimovich (res.).

The current focus of the campaign is Merchant Vessel Kathrin, which sailed from Vietnam weeks ago flying a Portuguese flag and which is accused by anti-Israel groups of carrying explosives.

The compensations will be granted to bereaved families, hostages' families, residents of Ofakim, among others.

The initiative had been reportedly taken by a local brigade of the IDF Northern Command. 

Those promoting the law have recently been working with senior officials such as Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Coalition Chair Likud MK Ofir Katz.

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The Comedy Brigade is the brainchild of a group of 13 top American comedy writers who have worked for such programs as The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, Conan, Frasier, and a couple of others.

Both countries stressed the desire to avoid regional escalation and work towards a two-state solution.