<p>US Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler expressed optimism regarding the possibility of a deal to secure the release of hostages in Gaza.</p><p>In an interview with CNN, Boehler claimed that after the victory over Iran, there is a sense that a deal can be reached. According to him, it is time for Hamas to release the hostages.</p>

In response to Judge Solberg's ruling, the Attorney General calls for halting the process until a judicial decision is made regarding the legality of changing dismissal rules.

<p>IDF Arabic-language spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, issued another warning to Gaza residents:</p><p>"Anyone who has returned or is planning to return to the areas of Beit Lahia, Jabalia, Beit Hanoun, Shuja'iyya, Daraj, the Old City, Tuffah, Zeitoun and their surrounding neighborhoods — the IDF is operating in these areas with very intense force. For your own safety, do not move into these areas."</p>

The song is a cappella due to the customs of mourning observed between 17 Tamuz and Tisha B'Av.

Major General (res.) Gershon Hacohen, who commanded the 2005 Disengagement, admits that if the communities of Gush Katif had not been evacuated, the October 7th massacre would not have happened.

'Defending the people of Israel is both a privilege and a duty,' says MK Tzvi Succot in a request to Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi to join active military service during the Knesset recess.

Rabbi David Stav criticized Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s comments against Yuli Edelstein, saying 'It is painful to see how the fire of dispute blinds Torah scholars, causing them to hurl insults at those who disagree with them.'

There are things in the world that develop slowly, step by step, over decades; and there are things that require a big change all at once - with great forces at work for a relatively short amount of time. Rabbi Kook's thoughts on war.