'Equation must change," senior officers say suggesting Israel announce it is holding fire for 48 hours but if one missile, rocket land inside Israel, massive disproportionate attack must be launched wreaking havoc on south Lebanon

Opinion: Gadi Eizenkot, Benny Gantz and others are pushing for a second hostage release deal at all costs, even if it means Israel comes off looking weak; True victory means we dictate terms and recruit international partners to bring about hostages' release from a position of strength

Opinion: Each decade, a memorandum of understanding extends U.S. security assistance to Israel, based on four principles, and some are on shaky ground

Opinion: PM has to decide between strategic interests important to Israel and the US, and siding with a one-state solution pushed by Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

Opinion: Between Hamas' rash actions leading to the crumbling of its proxy strategy, increasing international pressure, and terror attacks, Iran scrambles to pick up the pieces