Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets wounded IDF reservists, vows to press forward with full force to defeat Hamas and secure the release of all hostages. 'We are going for absolute victory.'

The release of Edan Alexander yesterday did nothing to blunt the growing fury toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from both Americans and Israelis.Surprise, surprise.Netanyahu is feeling the heat after Alexander's return,

Benjamin Netanyahu said that if Hamas were to release more hostages, Israel would take them, but then it "will go in".

Yael and Adi Alexander make statement at Tel Aviv hospital 24 hours after son's release, urge PM and government to seize opportunity and negotiate to free remaining captives

The final living American hostage held by Hamas is free. Edan Alexander entered Israel from Gaza in a deal made directly between Hamas and the United States. His release came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went further than before on his plans for Gaza,

Some reports have cast this disconnect as indicative of a chasm between Trump and Israel. But this is a misreading. The divide is not between the president and Israel so much as between the president and Israel’s leader. Most Israelis support what Trump is doing—and oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza.

Netanyahu reportedly says that unless Hamas agrees to disarm, Israel will accept only a temporary truce that frees some of the hostages; meeting wounded soldiers, PM said to predict 'things you've never seen' in Gaza The post As Israeli negotiators head to Doha,

The agreement to release Edan Alexander came after talks between Washington and Hamas that did not include Israel.

Documents published on the ICC website late Sunday also reveal that Israel has asked the court to halt its investigation into atrocity crimes in the Palestinian Territories.