Israel's current strategic trap is evident on every front: Iran, Lebanon and Gaza ■ As hostages rot in captivity, politicians show indifference, even hostility, toward their families' cry for help ■ Will top IDF officers begin resigning for October 7 failures? ■ The Biden administration is now homing on Netanyahu's central weak point

Aharon Haliva, the most senior official to step down after the Hamas massacre, couldn't predict how deep of an internal crisis his continued presence as the head of the Israeli army's intelligence would create, nor that he would become a target for right-wing extremists

Knesset Member Almong Cohen, from Ben-Gvir's party, was questioned in January about a 2013 incident in which around a dozen police officers allegedly beat three Israeli-Bedouin suspects. The prosecution ordered the case closed due to absence of guilt. Cohen: 'I don't apologize for anything'

Israeli defense minister decries U.S. sanctions on IDF unit, pledges to respect to international law ■ Blinken urges Gallant, Gantz to de-escalate regional tensions in phone call ■ Biden says U.S. working 'around the clock' for hostage release, calls for 'immediate' Gaza cease-fire ■ Palestinians report six wounded by settler, IDF gunfire in West Bank