Israel's first objective is to prevent attacks and demolish terrorist networks, of any kind and from any element. Above all else, topping the list of Israel's foreign policy objectives is cementing and strengthening relations with the US.

The increase in talk and insinuations about the possibility of Ukraine’s defeat among Western officials, experts, and pundits is striking.

"I would like to thank the wonderful parents who sent their children to defend our country," Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer says.

Will this put an end to the direct confrontation with Iran, and will we return to fighting "only" against its proxies? The ball is in Iran's court. So long as the 85-year-old supreme leader is in power, a direct confrontation will remain just a matter of time.

Seder night is expected to be very different this year for tens of thousands of Israelis who will be celebrating Passover at a hotel, not by choice, after they were evacuated from their homes in the south and north. Holiday meals in the hotels will also be different.