Tel-Chai Nation

A significant step has been made in getting some opposition MKs to join the Netanyahu-led government for dealing with the war Hamas declared upon Israel, and Hezbollah did by extension:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Unity Party chairman MK Benny Gantz reached an agreement today (Wednesday) at the end of their meeting on the establishment of an emergency unity government in light of the Hamas-launched war against the State of Israel.

The main points of the agreements are as follows:

1. A "war management cabinet" will be established with three members: the prime minister, the defense minister, and the chairman of the National Unity party. In addition, Lt. Col. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot and Minister Ron Dermer will serve as observers in the war management cabinet.

2. From the National Unity Party, a total of five ministers without portfolio will be added to the political-security cabinet (with one of them as an observer): Benny Gantz, Gideon Sa'ar, Gadi Eisenkot and two other ministers. This is for the duration of the war.

3. A place in the war management cabinet will be reserved for the chairman of the opposition if he joins the unity government.

4. During the duration of the war, no bills or government decisions will be promoted that do not concern the conduct of the war. All senior appointments will be automatically extended during the duration of the war.

Let's hope all will turn out all right now, because there's still a most severe emergency at hand, and the levels of murder, rape and barbarism the Hamas committed cannot be excused.

Update: while we're on the subject, Al Jazeera aired a Hamas video manipulation showing a woman and 2 children being released, supposedly to reduce criticism, but it's something that nobody should allow to deceive them after all the horrific bloodbaths that were committed.

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