Benjamin Netanyahu
An IDF spokesman said that an investigation into the deaths of the three hostages in Gaza is ongoing.
The Israeli government has not been shy about its plans to conduct targeted killings of Hamas officials in other countries—but that requires taking some serious risks.
“Israel has the right to defend itself from Hamas,” a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces told The Daily Beast. “But it does not mean that we can just do whatever we want.”
The U.S. president’s support for Israel during its war with Hamas has given it leverage to contain some of the Netanyahu government’s worst instincts.
The billionaire was scheduled to meet with hostage families as well, less than two weeks after coming under intense criticism for agreeing with an antisemitic post on X.
The national security minister tried to claim he was making peace but the relative of a woman abducted by Hamas wasn’t having any of it.
Meanwhile, Israel‘s finance minister has proposed shipping Palestinians to Western countries.