Israel’s representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Danny Danon, addressed the UN Security Council today, expressing strong criticism regarding the language of a proposed resolution concerning a ceasefire in Gaza. He remarked, “Any resolution that does not condition the ceasefire on the release of the hostages means abandoning the 101 hostages to the hell of the terrorist monsters.”

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Knesset this evening during a special session that was called for by forty members of the Knesset.
Family members of the hostages attended the session and displayed photos of their loved ones along with yellow ribbons. Dany Elgart, the brother of one of the hostages and currently on a hunger strike, collapsed during the session. Netanyahu’s speech was frequently interrupted, and several MKs were escorted out of the hall.

Greece is negotiating with Israel to develop a 2 billion euro ($2.11 billion) anti-aircraft and missile defense similar to Israel’s highly successful Iron Dome, according to Israeli and Greek officials.
The talks, which were first reported by Reuters last week, come as multiple countries around the world have voiced interest in purchasing the Israeli missile defense system, which has won international accolades for its performance during Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Greece currently uses U.S. Patriot and old Russian S-300 systems to defend its airspace.

Might want to fact-check the fact-check…
After RFK Jr. released a video explaining the dangerous chemicals and additives in America’s food supply — including cereals and snack foods — The New York Times challenged the HHS nominee on a claim he made about Froot Loops.
Here’s RFK’s recently released video explaining the dangers of additives like yellow 5.

NYT challenged Kennedy in an article titled Kennedy’s Vow to Take On Big Food Could Alienate His New G.O.P. Allies.
From the article:

President Joe Biden asked Congress for $100 billion on Monday to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies, likely the president’s final domestic spending request as he prepares to leave the White House with some crucial priorities unfinished.
Biden is seeking $40 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund, the nation’s primary short-term recovery vehicle; $24 billion to assist farmers who lost crops and livestock in recent hurricanes and top-off antipoverty food aid programs; and $12 billion for housing assistance.
The request, submitted in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), builds on Biden’s previous funding requests, which the GOP-controlled House has declined to consider.

Republican Senator John Thune of South Dakota threatened on Sunday to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it did not drop its application for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu.
Last Wednesday, Thune was elected to be the next Senate Majority Leader once Republicans take control over the Senate in January.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has said he plans to make a decision on who he will tap to replace outgoing Sen. Marco Rubio in the US Senate.  Sen. Rubio will be leaving his position in the Senate to become Trump’s Secretary of State.
Governor DeSantis says his office has begun the process of vetting several possible candidates.  One candidate gaining a lot of noise is President Trump’s daughter in-law, Lara Trump.  Lara Trump is currently the Republican National Committee co-chair, and some Trump allies have begun to call for her to become Florida’s next Senator, including Sen. Rick Scott, Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Katie Britt of Alabama, as well as Rep. Anna Paulina Lune of Florida.

Jose Ibarra, the man accused of fatally attacking Augusta University student Laken Riley during her morning jog in February, appeared in court on Monday for the second day of his trial.
Ibarra, wearing a striped shirt and black pants, was escorted into the courtroom at the Athens-Clarke County courthouse by security guards. His wrists were bound in handcuffs as he entered the courtroom of Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard around 7:15 a.m.
According to prosecutors, Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan immigrant living illegally in the U.S., attacked 22-year-old nursing student Riley as she jogged along trails near Lake Herrick on the University of Georgia campus in Athens on the morning of February 22.

A man, drenched in blood and armed with two knives, rampaged across Manhattan in a brutal daytime stabbing spree that left two men dead and a woman fighting for her life, according to police reports.
The suspected attacker, identified as a mentally ill homeless man with a long history of arrests in New York City, was apprehended by a courageous officer with the aid of several bystanders, including a cab driver and a British tourist, officials said. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny confirmed these details, as reported by the NY Post.

The Democratic National Committee workers’ union on Monday condemned layoffs by the organization, saying permanent employees were terminated last week with one day’s notice and no severance pay.
While staff jobs at campaign offices routinely end after elections, the DNC laid off permanent employees, including people who had been told their positions would continue after the election, the staff union said in a statement.