Israeli opposition leader calls for government to be replaced after contentious meeting
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has called for the Israeli government to be replaced in a post on X today, following reports in the Israeli media of a contentious meeting of the security cabinet.
"The State of Israel must replace the government and its leader," he said.
Yesterday, in comments aired on Channel 12, he said, "We cannot allow ourselves to conduct a prolonged campaign with a prime minister in whom we do not trust," referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urges more empathy for Muslims and Arabs in tech community
Sam Altman, the CEO of Open AI, the company behind ChatGPT, has called for more empathy for Muslims and Arabs, especially Palestinians, in the tech community.
Colleagues he's spoken with "feel uncomfortable speaking about their recent experiences, often out of fear of retaliation and damaged career prospects," Altman said in a post on X yesterday.
He added: "Our industry should be united in our support of these colleagues; it is an atrocious time." Altman said he hopes for lasting peace, "and that in the meantime we can treat each other with empathy."
IDF says troops hit more than 100 Hamas targets from the ground, air and sea over last day
Israeli forces struck over 100 targets in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Force said today in a statement, as its operation in central and southern Gaza deepens.
IDF troops struck a number of rocket launch sites in Khan Younis, it said, and killed a number of operatives in the area.
In Bureij, Israeli ground troops were assisted by an IDF drone as it pursued an enemy squad, it said, adding, "the troops directed an IDF fighter jet that struck the compound where the terrorist cell fled to and killed them."
Iraq to form a bilateral committee to end U.S.-led coalition in the country
The Iraqi government is forming a bilateral committee to prepare for ending the mission of the U.S.-led international coalition in Iraq, a statement from the Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani’s office citing him on Friday.
He made the comments one day after U.S. strike killed a local militia leader in Baghdad, the latest escalation between the West and Iran-backed militant groups in the region.
Blinken to arrive in Mideast amid tensions with Iran-backed groups
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to begin his week-long Middle East diplomacy tour today, beginning in Turkey, a day after a U.S. airstrike killed he leader of an Iranian-backed militia in Baghdad.
Blinken is set to visit Israel and the occupied West Bank, as well as Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, U.S. state department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement on Thursday.
As fears grow over the Israel-Hamas war triggering a wider regional conflict with the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Beirut earlier this week, Miller told reporters Blinken aims to push Israeli officials on a plan for post-war Gaza.
"You will see us pushing additional steps on what Gaza should look like at the end of the conflict," he said to reporters on Thursday. "Those are going to be some of the toughest conversations of course but we’re ready to go pursue them."
Miller also stressed the importance of deterring Houthi attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
The tour marks Blinken's fourth trip to the region since Oct 7.
‘Empathetic distress’: Exploring empathy’s limits in times of crisis
Adam Grant, a Wharton School professor, joined Morning Joe to discuss his new op-ed on the emotional impact of ongoing conflicts, like Israel’s war with Hamas.
“Empathy is in some ways a renewable resource, but it can be drained very quickly,” Grant said, explaining how continuous exposure to global crises can lead to “empathetic distress,” causing people to feel overwhelmed and helpless.
Grant differentiates between empathy and compassion, suggesting compassion as a healthier, more sustainable response.
Israeli defense minister outlines plans for war's next phase
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s office released a brief document detailing some of the framework envisioned for “phase 3” of the war, as well as what would happen in post-war Gaza.
According to the document, the third phase of war will focus on “the erosion of remaining terror hotspots in the area.” In north Gaza, that will include raids and special operations, while in the south the military will focus on eliminating Hamas’ leadership.
Gallant’s document reiterates comments from officials that Hamas “will not” be in control of the Palestinian enclave after the war and that Israel will “reserve its operational freedom of action.” It said that Israeli civilians will not be in Gaza and that Palestinian “bodies” will be in charge.
“The entity controlling the territory will build on the capabilities of the existing administrative mechanism (civil committees) in Gaza — local non-hostile actors,” the document said.
Restoration of the strip, the document said, would be led by the U.S. in a multinational task force. Israel sees Egypt as a “major actor” in the post-war plan.
Israeli army movements in Gaza
Israeli army humvees and vehicles move along a dirt road in the Gaza Strip near a position along the border with southern Israel.
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