Tag: Isaac Herzog
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Hamas leader must be taken dead or alive – Israeli president
I sraeli President Isaac Herzog has vowed that Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar will be gotten dead or alive. Herzog sees the Hamas leader as the lynchpin in the Gaza war and key to getting Israel’s hostages held in the Gaza Strip released.
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Israel elects Isaac Herzog as President
Israel’s parliament has elected former opposition leader Isaac Herzog as president of the country. The 60-year-old won on Wednesday by 87 votes to 26 against 67-year-old teacher and activist Miriam Peretz. Herzog to take over the presidency from Reuven Rivlin on July 9. Herzog had led the Labour Party since 2013. His father Chaim Herzog…