'All these secular people don’t understand that without kollels and yeshivas, the army would not be successful' says Yitzhak Yosef, sparking backlash from across political spectrum

Defense minister touts internationally backed route as key to making sure aid gets to civilians and not terror group as Spanish ship in Cyprus loaded with food readies pilot voyage

On February 29, a tragedy unfolded in Gaza City during a food aid delivery. Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi discuss Israel's current responsibility to Gazan civilians.

Despite defense minister and IDF chief's calls for more soldiers, UTJ lawmakers threaten to bolt coalition if even 'one real yeshiva student has to close his Talmud'

US president says IDF entry into Rafah a 'red line,' and that there can't be another 30,000 deaths in Gaza before clarifying that he'll never abandon Israel or cut off weapons

Members of alleged cell, mostly from northern city of Sakhnin, accused of obtaining weapons and receiving instructions from Palestinian terror group on preparing explosives

Two Tel Aviv protests held block apart, both using Women's Day as theme; rally for hostages disperses peacefully, while anti-gov't protesters spar with cops before heading home

US needs assurance by late March in new condition on aid * Military ship embarks from US carrying first supplies for Gaza pier * Family of 5 said killed by IDF strike in Lebanon