Recent declarations by Hamas leaders are not intended for Israeli ears, and Hamas isn't and doesn't have to be a partner to negotiations with Israel over resolving the Gaza issue. Ismail Haniyeh and Mousa Abu Marzouk's statements are directed at Palestinians

Since the start of the war, some 20 Palestinian families have been forced out of their homes in the Jordan Valley by heightened settler violence. Meanwhile, the army denies the shepherd communities access to water. Israeli volunteers are trying to protect them day and night

Instead of removing the rubble of the October 7 catastrophe in the south, Israel should learn from what New York did after September 11

A 'dyed-in-the-wool authoritarian who doesn't believe in the democratic process,' Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is banking on his social handouts paying dividends in Sunday's parliamentary elections. However, domestic and regional violence could yet dent the populist's popularity

Following the tragic killing of three hostages by Israeli soldiers in Gaza due to them being mistaken for Hamas members, hundreds took the streets in Tel Aviv calling on the government to return to the negotiating table and reach a deal with Hamas

Iranian state media said the unidentified man was linked to foreign intelligence services, including Mossad, and charged with involvement in releasing classified information

According to the report, Israeli soldiers spotted a building in the area two days prior to the tragedy with the inscriptions 'SOS' and 'Help! Three hostages' written on one of its walls. An IDF force operating in the area marked the building as a possible trap

Sheikh Nawaf was seen by diplomats as a consensus builder, even though his reign was for the most part marked by an intense standoff between the government and elected parliament, which had hindered key structural reforms in the oil rich Gulf state