UN Security Council likely to meet Wednesday on Red Sea, says French UN envoy ■ Senior Hamas official Salah al-Arouri was killed in Beirut alongside two top Hamas military leaders ■ Hezbollah says killing 'won't go unanswered,' fires missiles towards Israeli border town ■ Israeli soldier killed in north Gaza fighting ■ At least 1,300 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; at least 133 hostages held in Gaza ■ Hamas-run Health Ministry: 21,978 killed, 57,697 wounded in Gaza

Claudine Gay's decision to step down, despite her failure in that key Congressional hearing, is a win for McCarthyist right-wing culture wars, not for the battle against antisemitism on American campuses

While the killing of the senior Hamas leader in Beirut is an operational success, its effect on Israel's war in Gaza is minimal. It is possible, however, that it will accelerate the reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah, preserve Hamas' status and, as important, keep its leaders alive

The Likud are in agreement that advancing the judicial reform is no longer possible, both in the short and long term. The coalition is blaming the prime minister, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and MK Simcha Rothman for the failure