Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on a week of war; political reporter Tal Schneider on PM's strangely timed speech; health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on underground hospitals

Avihai Brodtz has set up camp outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, plans to stay there until abductees return

It was the first time a prime minister has spoken to country on Jewish Day of Rest since 1994, but speech appeared mostly designed to boost morale, deflect criticism

Ex-president asking aides if he should go public with stance; revelation comes as he's already under fire for knocking Israel, praising Hezbollah at campaign rally

Netanyahu says he was updated only when devastating Hamas infiltration began at 6:29 a.m. Saturday; reports say top brass had 'scraps' of info, didn't raise alert or boost forces

5 National Unity ministers join government, including 2 former IDF chiefs of staff; Lapid accuses coalition of 'unpardonable failure'; Health Ministry passes to Shas's Uriel Buso

Secretary invokes family's Holocaust history as he urges world to condemn Hamas massacres of Israelis; pleads to avoid harm to civilians; Netanyahu: Sanction nations that host Hamas

Israel says no water, electricity or letup in siege on Gaza until hostages are freed; IDF continues to hit Hamas buildings, kill terror leaders; families of 97 hostages notified

Former IDF chief of staff has leveraged government's need for broader political legitimacy and military experience to achieve a role of real influence

Introducing 'national emergency government,' Netanyahu says Hamas shot children in head, burned people alive, raped women; Gantz says partisan politics put aside to safeguard Israel