The U.S. says it controls the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping remains far below prewar levels. As sanctions squeeze Iran, both sides believe time is on their side – a calculation that could prolong the standoff and fuel escalation

Could the prime minister's trip to the United Arab Emirates foreshadow a reason to suspend campaigning – or even the election?

Golan destroyed even the minuscule hope that there would be one righteous man in the Sodom of the Knesset. And he did so in defiance of the views of many of his colleagues

The report follows an earlier account by The Atlantic that Egypt's intelligence chief had secretly traveled to Israel to meet with and warn Netanyahu 11 days before October 7

Graffiti in several West Bank villages referred to recent attacks on Israelis; Palestinian reports said residents confronted settlers in one village and a woman was assaulted near a checkpoint

In both cases, the activists, who do not know each other, had their passports photographed by a soldier or a settler while in the West Bank. Months later, the Population Authority suspended their eligibility for aliyah