Despite losses within his organization and the disaster wrought upon Gaza's civilians, Hamas' leader is unlikely to surrender anytime soon ■ Netanyahu's primary concern appears to be his political survival, even with the growing danger to the lives of 239 hostages ■ Despite common comparisons to other wars in Israeli history, the current conflict may be most like the 1982 Lebanon war

Some are vocal, others are silent - but there is a growing number with the Israeli prime minister's own party who are starting to see him as a burden and not an asset

IDF finds body of soldier Noa Marciano, who had been held by Hamas ■ Palestinians: Three killed, ten wounded in IDF operation in Jenin ■ Body of 65-year-old Israeli hostage Judith Weiss found near Al-Shifa Hospital ■ Netanyahu blames Hamas for Israel's 'unsuccessful' efforts to minimize civilian deaths in Gaza ■ Blinken: U.S. told Netanyahu Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed since October 7; 239 hostages held in Gaza ■ Hamas-controlled health ministry: 11,240 killed

Jon Ossoff, the Jewish senator from Georgia, articulated a coherent, clear-eyed expression of three ideas that can all coexist: Hamas’ attacks were unequivocally wrong, Israel has a right to respond with force to protect itself and innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza deserve protection

EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell visited Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel, where Hamas murdered more than 100 residents on October 7

After setting his courtiers against the prosecutors and police investigators in his corruption cases, Netanyahu will want to give the same treatment to the heads of Israel's security services. A senior Likud official has already started collecting information against the chief of Military Intelligence

The illusion that fundamentalism and terrorism can be overcome with Western tools has been completely shattered. In light of the left’s intellectual hypocrisy and the right’s lust for war, it may be time to seek a new approach