00:00and I was shocked to hear about the repeated attempt to assassinate President Trump and his
00:05wife. This includes not only the United States, it includes first and foremost the state of Israel
00:11within us. Like you, my wife and I were shocked to hear about the repeated attempt to assassinate
00:19President Trump and his wife. We were pleased that both of them, along with senior American
00:24administration officials, emerged unharmed. There is no place for violence, not against
00:29political leaders, and not against anyone. And this includes not only the United States,
00:36it includes first and foremost the state of Israel within us. I was deeply shocked by the
00:41heinous murder in Petar Tikva, in a pizzeria in Petar Tikva. They took a lovely child. His
00:46name was Benjamin Zalka. And they brutally and unjustly cut short his precious life. Following
00:52that, a wave of fierce and rampant incitement spread throughout. I think we cannot accept
00:58this. We must stop it and nip it in the bud. I plan to meet with the education minister
01:05and the minister of disorder right after the session to see what we'll do about our schools
01:10and our enforcement. The full extent of the law must be applied to these murderers. And
01:16we must instill both in schools, in classrooms and in homes, through teachers and parents, that
01:22this is an atrocious act. We must condemn it in the strongest possible terms. This is something that
01:28should always be guarding us. Regarding Lebanon, one gets the impression that the IDF isn't operating
01:34there. It is operating. And it is operating with great force. And it's important to understand that
01:40Hezbollah's violations are actually eroding the ceasefire. Therefore, from our perspective, what truly
01:47binds us is the security of Israel, the safety of our soldiers, the protection of our communities.
01:52And we are acting decisively, in full accordance with the rules we have established with the United
01:57States and, incidentally, also with Lebanon. And this grants us the freedom to act, not merely to
02:02respond to attacks, that much is clear, but to actively neutralize immediate threats and also to
02:06preempt future threats. In the past two weeks, according to the Northern Command, we have successfully
02:12eliminated 46 terrorists. And we will operate with a firm hand and an outstretched arm because we are
02:18absolutely unwilling to tolerate this kind of lawlessness. We will undertake all necessary
02:23measures to restore a full sense of security to the North. Today, I am presenting to the Cabinet
02:27meeting a slate of truly excellent appointments.
02:31Tippi Hotovelli has been appointed to head the National Public Diplomacy Directorate. Tippi is a familiar face to
02:36many of you. She has served as a member of Knesset, a minister and an ambassador.
02:40She is truly very proactive and outstanding in the UK, and she will undertake this crucial mission
02:47naturally, in coordination with the foreign ministry. We have crucial integrated public
02:53diplomacy efforts globally.
02:56Doron Cohen will be appointed as the Civil Service Commissioner. Doron brings a wealth of experience.
03:01He served as Director General of the Ministry of Finance, Head of the Government Companies Authority,
03:06and Chairman of Selcom. He combines both the private and public sectors, and we need to bring the high
03:11standards of the business sector into the public sector.
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