Commentary

Galila Ron-Feder-Amit, mother of the literary hero "Gingi," bids farewell to the children who captured our hearts.

Today, the image most associated with the October 7 attack, Shiri Bibas clutching her two red-haired sons, will return to us in two small coffins, alongside a larger one. The hopes of the Bibas and Lifshitz families have been shattered. The hope for accountability in the face of these tiny coffins, or at least an investigation rather than blaming the head of the Shin Bet, has been shattered. We are left with only one hope: to bring back all the hostages, quickly.

Trump's marketing of transfer as solution for Gaza's distress misleads and absolves them of their crimes; Don't beautify reality: Masses of "uninvolved" there were deeply involved in massacre, kidnappings and war, rightfully earning their removal.

Look at the Gaza Strip today. From this destroyed place that knew only death and ruin emerged the pure bodies of Kfir and Ariel. Hamas kidnapped and murdered them along with our other dead. By what moral conception can one defend letting the murderers and their enablers remain in this cursed place?

Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi regime’s propaganda minister is smiling from hell as he watches Hamas’ theatrics unfold.

The tanks sent to Jenin this morning will not achieve deterrence, nor will Minister Katz's directive for the IDF to maintain a presence in refugee camps, which serve as terrorist incubators.

The temptation to blame Netanyahu for the deaths of hostages to be returned Thursday will be strong, but that would play into Hamas' hands and would be highly inaccurate – just ask Biden administration officials.

The US president threatened regional allies that failure to cooperate would give Netanyahu unrestricted military authority, as Hamas leadership signals willingness to transfer power.

Many Germans now recognize that former Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to open the country's borders to millions of Middle Eastern refugees in the summer of 2015 was devastating.

500 days have passed since the war began, yet the government, led by Netanyahu, still lacks a clear direction. The Israeli leadership has failed to define its objectives for Gaza in the post-war era. The only one offering an alternative vision is Trump.