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"Just as Abraham Lincoln observed that the government could not persist 'half slave and half free,' Israel cannot go on half theocratic and half secular," Kasparov, whose father was Jewish, said.

"Hamas is a designated terrorist organization in the Netherlands - the same group responsible for the October 7 atrocities, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust," Vapni said.

Al-Khalek Hala was a commander in the weapons productions headquarters of Hamas's military wing, producing different weapons and advancing Hamas's military presence in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas "sells paid solutions in Gaza and is the main employment factor," she said, adding that it "determines who in the population will receive what, and creates dependency."

The goal, the statement explained, is to recognize "the extraordinary acts of heroism performed during the battles, thereby preserving and passing on the legacy of heroism in combat."

Three US aircraft carriers will soon be in the Middle East, the New York Times said, adding that the Pentagon had developed plan for a three-day campaign against Iran.

"I committed to them that we would turn to the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, to examine the Shin Bet's involvement in the matter," Bennett said in a post on X/Twitter.

This follows separate talks in New York between Qatari mediators and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, along with a US delegation that included Jared Kushner.

Kan also found that between Eisenkot or Netanyahu as the next prime minister 39% would prefer Netanyahu, compared to 38% who would prefer Eisenkot.

Netanyahu has previously denied personally receiving advance knowledge, claiming that security chiefs did not adequately warn him.