Though Israel now has one of its largest cabinets ever, few of its 39 ministers are serving the country's wartime needs, with most power centralized in Netanyahu
Military says it hit many terror assets in Strip as Hamas claims 80 killed overnight; rockets target Ashkelon, Gaza border towns; IDF strikes terror cell in West Bank's Jenin
Ishay Ribo and Berry Sakharov, Hanan Ben Ari and Netta Barzilai, Harel Skaat, Shlomo Artzi and others compose new songs and perform old ones for the nation
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is heckled during speech; UN Secretary General Guterres meets with families after his controversial comments on Hamas attack
Stranded at Egypt border amid heavy Israeli bombardment, some have been waiting for more than a week, and others have been injured in strikes or lost family members
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