This is an extraordinary moment in Israel’s history. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has openly confronted Prime Minister Netanyahu over a Gaza hostage deal, declaring that Israel must take it now. Military correspondent Or Heller, who first broke the story about this collision, discusses this unprecedented step that has shaken the country, exposing the long and complex relationship between Zamir and Bibi and raising urgent questions about how Israel navigates its most sensitive wartime decisions. Heller explains why Zamir’s intervention is so significant and what it means for the public’s trust in the IDF at this critical juncture.

The episode also features a powerful conversation with Tal Shoham, a recently released hostage who was held in Hamas captivity alongside Evyatar David, the hostage shown in a Hamas video looking gaunt and emaciated. Shoham speaks candidly about the suffering they endured, while also reflecting on being the father of two children who were themselves held hostage. Expressing sorrow for ordinary Gazans, Shoham describes how international aid was stolen by Hamas and calls for a hostage deal that could save his friends’ lives.