i m jonathan hunt, live in jerusalem. qatar has reportedly mediated an agreement between egypt, israel and the u.s. to allow foreign passport holders and some critically injured civilians out of gaza. this is significant since it would presumably allow some who ve been stuck inside gaza for weeks to leave. and it s been a deadly week for israeli troops as they battle hamas fighters inside gaza. the idf now says an additional nine soldiers have died. they were hit by an anti-tank missile while operating in the northern part of the strip. that s in addition to the deaths of two other soldiers reported earlier on tuesday. meantime, a barrage of israeli airstrikes targets in jabalia, just north of gaza city. israel claims the strikes destroyed a hamas command center set up civilian homes, as well as part of a network of underground tunnels. the idf says the strikes killed ibrahim bari, who commanded some of the attacks in israel on october 7th. it s not clear how many civilians w
President Isaac Herzog said it was a "difficult morning" following the late-night parliamentary vote that saw two contentious pieces of legislation part of sweeping changes that have prompted vocal criticism in Israel and abroad pass a preliminary hurdle