Union's call for staff to wear Palestinian colors and keffiyeh during a day of action prompts departures by members who said it was violating its impartiality rules

Sources say Hamas wants to reach a deal after Israel and Hezbollah struck a cease-fire in Lebanon, fearing that Israeli forces will return south to fight in Gaza ■ Egypt's proposal reportedly includes the gradual release of hostages over one to two months

Even if the agreement with Hezbollah holds, the war in Gaza is grinding on, while high defense costs and government mismanagement will continue to weigh on the economy

The executioner in the only case in Israel's history in which the death penalty has been ever been carried out, kept his story to himself for many years and also suffered PTSD and nightmares over his role, explaining, 'I had a feeling that the angel of death was coming to take me too'

Abbas named Rouhi Fattouh as his temporary successor until elections are held, should the time come to replace him. Ramallah officials denied that Abbas' health prompted the decree, but admitted that external pressures influenced the decision