Two months ago the prime minister touted his humanitarian aid plan, which has now failed, as countries airdrop food into Gaza. Now he has to figure out where he'll get the troops to continue his forever war in the run-up to the next election – and as the hostages languish

A senior Israeli official said earlier this week that Israel and the U.S. increasingly agree on shifting from a partial hostage deal approach to one requiring a full hostage release, Hamas' disarmament and Gaza's demilitarization

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said this week that if the group relinquished its weapons, they would only wind up in Israel's hands. The Lebanese terror organization isn't expected to give up its arms without direct instructions from Iran