Prime minister, head of opposition National Unity party announced the emergency government, in which 5 members of Gantz's party will serve as "ministers without portfolio" for the duration of the war; Gantz will be a member of the war cabinet along with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Netanyahu; They also reserved a place for Lapid, if he decides to join

After Biden speech in support of Israel, PM releases transcript of part of his conversation with the US president in which he described the horrors of the attack and told him that 'this is barbarism not seen since the Holocaust'

Third front? Troops respond with artillery fire and mortar shells, targeting site from which first attack originated; Syrian war monitor claims shelling carried out by Hezbollah-affiliated Palestinian groups

Sir Ephraim Mirvis, the chief rabbi of Great Britain, harshly criticized the BBC's coverage of the Hamas attack on Israel, 'If the term terrorist is not used, a window of opportunity is opened to justify the matter - and nothing can justify these acts; British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also attacked: 'They are not freedom fighters, they are terrorists'

Calling the brutality of Hamas abhorrent, university president Claudine Gay says no student group — not even 30 student groups — speaks for Harvard

The moment they heard their country was under attack, the beaches, hotels and spas were immediately deserted as they rushed back home and put on their uniforms, ready to lay down their lives; IDF reservists talk about the transformation from leisure to combat

She was besieged for 6 hours in Be'eri clinic treating wounded and begging for security forces to come; She recorded the terrorists' shots and wrote to her sister: 'I don't think I'll get out of this, I love you'