<p>British Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with the Emir of Qatar about the situation in the Middle East, particularly in Gaza and Judea and Samaria.</p><p>Burnham’s office said he told the Emir that he was focused on securing calm and supporting regional partners in an effort to restore stability and security.</p>

Netanel Jacobs recounts from his hospital bed at Beilinson the struggle with the terrorist who stabbed him.

Haaretz claims UAE President warned Netanyahu of planned large-scale military action by Hamas days before October 7th.

<p>Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi accused the Hezbollah terrorist organization of dragging the country into two consecutive wars over the past two years, despite repeated warnings about the dangers involved and the expected harm to Lebanon’s security.</p><p>In an address to a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, Raggi strongly condemned Israeli strikes and violations of Lebanese sovereignty, as well as Israel’s seizure of extensive areas in the country.</p>

Matan Peleg’s new book takes aim at European criticism of Israel, highlighting colonial abuses in Africa.

Tehran threatens a new Persian Gulf exclusion zone and missile attacks on US forces as Washington’s blockade chokes Iranian oil exports.

<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s associates are making a last-minute effort to bring about a merger between Avi Maoz’s Noam L'Yisrael party and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party, Kan Reshet Bet reported on Tuesday morning.</p><p>No substantive talks are currently taking place between Maoz and Smotrich, but Netanyahu’s associates are trying to persuade both sides that a merger would serve their interests. They have warned that running independently could prompt Maoz to withdraw shortly before the elections and that Likud’s campaign would prevent his party from gaining support.</p>

Houthi missiles and drones strike four southern Saudi cities, wounding 73 civilians, as Yemeni government forces report advances on several fronts.