Despite the October 7 massacre uniting the Israeli public, war is the necessary condition for the existence of this unity. Meanwhile, it provides a thin cover for the growing hegemony of Netanyahu's judicial coup's values

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen 'promised me that it was going to happen,' said Dr. Zvi Berkowitz, whose appointment was approved following an unusual intervention from the minister. He is considered to be the closest confidant of the Netanyahu couple

As Lebanon faces a financial crisis, tens of thousands of Lebanese, dependent on agriculture as a main source of income, have evacuated their villages in southern Lebanon. Lebanon's top Maronite Christian spiritual authority says, "We don't want the war to spread to southern Lebanon." As part of the government, Hezbollah must show it is working for its country's national interests

Former Israeli AG says the Israeli premier is precluded from being involved in appointment or selection of senior officials in state bodies that are "involved in the criminal proceedings against the prime minister," as Netanyahu mediates between ministers over police commissioner's tenure

Around 1,800 Gazan families have lost many members in the war. As one researcher puts it, 'The social and familial support of the past – material, emotional or symbolic – is almost nonexistent now. People are mainly in survival mode'

While the ministry is tasked with coordinating between Israel's various intelligence agencies, these agencies do not operate under it. It is one of ten offices the treasury suggested shuttering over efficiency concerns

Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster, 24, was killed by an explosive device. In the same battle, 11 other soldiers were wounded, two of them seriously