Today’s top stories:
1) Following a four-day’ humanitarian-pause – extensive efforts to extend the cessation of hostilities has not yet materialized.
2) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during a visit to Jerusalem, re-asserts Berlin’s unequivocal position – in which Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas and its terror affiliates in the Gaza Strip, and beyond.
3) Jerusalem’s top defense official praises the IDF for forcing Hezbollah operatives to withdraw from the Lebanese-Israeli border-line.
