Prime Minister Netanyahu was nudged out of his complacency when Qatar decided to eliminate Israel as a middle man and offer the U.S. a deal to release its citizens held in Gaza. To get ahead of a potential deal between Hamas and the U.S., Israel is now advancing negotiations for the 'Witkoff proposal'

GAZA CEASE-FIRE: Israel denies Hamas' claims of progress toward talks on second stage of cease-fire; France, Germany, Italy, U.K. welcome Arab plan for Gaza reconstruction; Israeli delegation to attend Gaza truce talks in Doha Monday, Netanyahu's office says ■ ISRAEL: IDF strikes kill two in southern Gaza, one in Lebanon

Since he started out in politics, Netanyahu has cultivated wealthy Jewish backers like the Adelsons and Arnon Milchan. Now British real estate magnate Zak Gertler stands alone in his loyalty. Is it true friendship or will it end the same?

Incoming army chief Zamir and the Israeli government's plans to resume the war are fraught with dangers and pitfalls ■ Although the event of IDF Spokesperson Hagari's ouster has been exaggerated, Zamir's handling of the situation is worrying

Iranian hackers leaked a trove of gun registry data, exposing the identities and addresses of thousands of Israeli firearms' owners: 'Every person with a gun at home is at risk'

In a first official statement of its kind, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova tells Haaretz of potential compromises by Tehran. With U.S.-Russia relations improving, Moscow is also expressing a desire to collaborate to address Middle East issues