The iconic 1970 movie was initially banned in Israel, which was traumatized by the ongoing, albeit waning, hostilities with Egypt and not in the mood for an anti-war satire

The drone belonging to the Artillery Corps' Sky Riders unit went missing during a military exercise

Accepted wisdom in the army has been that numerous casualties bring a risk of escalation, but surprisingly, Israel employed almost no ‘softer’ methods to quell Friday’s protests

To understand why Gazans are willing to pit their bodies against an army, peel away the political positioning on all sides

Israeli forces remain on heightened alert in the area; the army says that the protests will ramp up closer to the end of the week

The crowded terrain has become more combustible as Turkey ever more loudly threatens to push through these lines to attack the nearby Kurdish-Arab town of Manbij and other Kurdish-run towns further east

This time, however, the two key political factions are trading accusations. Hamas and the Palestinian Authority must instead achieve a reconciliation and agree on clear goals for all the people

The baptism of eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar, took place during a long Holy Saturday Mass for some 10,000 people in St. Peter's Basilica