As the smoke clears, reporters and readers are asking me many questions. Here are my initial answers.
What are Hamas’ objectives in the current conflict? Joel Rosenberg shares his perspective in an interview with David Brody
PM also addresses civil unrest between Arabs, Jews: "The Jewish state will not tolerate pogroms against our citizens"
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Also: President Biden finally discusses crisis on-camera, but does not mention Hamas or Islamic Jihad or condemn their terrorism
After taking out several top Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorist leaders in airstrikes, IDF now moving battle tanks into position, mobilizing combat units
Dramatic escalation as Islamic Jihad in Gaza targets Israel’s second largest city – more than 700 rockets fired at Israel in past 24 hours
Tel Aviv comes under rocket attack; Hamas claims to have launched 130 rockets in last few minutes
UPDATED 2 p.m. Israel time: Israel calls up 5,000 troops. Amid risk of new regional war, Netanyahu orders retaliatory strikes, warns terrorists will “pay a heavy price” – pray for calm to be restored