Naomi Zini, whose husband was chosen by Prime Minister Netanyahu to head the Shin Bet security service, lauds the violence by Israeli soldiers in Gaza in her new book, and sees the war in Gaza as a 'redemption' for the Jewish people

Protests must shift from Arab towns like Sakhnin to cities like Haifa, and on to Tel Aviv, to deliberately disrupt the comfort of mainstream Israeli society

Minister Amichay Eliyahu said the Israeli hostages should be considered prisoners of war and released after the war ends. Meanwhile, Likud and Otzma Yehudit lawmakers asked the defense minister approve a trip to 'explore settlement possibilities' in the Gaza Strip

The UN's rapporteur on Gaza and the West Bank, Francesca Albanese, said that the U.S. sanctions imposed against her bar any financial interactions or credit cards with any American bank, and called the sanctions 'harmful and dangerous' when used 'in a political way'