Bennett says country dispatching two firefighting aircraft, joining teams from Greece and Italy to help contain blaze, which fanned by strong winds has affected communities in densely vegetated foothills of Troodos mountain range; smoke visible in capital Nicosia, some 75 km away

Palestinian newspaper says plan agreed to by Israel will see financial assistance for some 100,000 Gazan families transferred to Ramallah-based Palestinian Monetary Authority banks and not institutions in Gaza, preventing it from being diverted into Hamas coffers

Search and rescue mission suspended Saturday afternoon so workers could begin boring holes to hold explosives in concrete of still-standing portion of building with Tropical Storm Elsa forecast to hit state in coming days

Shul of Bal Harbour congregant says dedication of volunteers to search in rubble of collapsed Florida apartment block makes neighborhood special; local rabbi says this year the national holiday is more about human goodness during painful times and the importance of kindness

Protests over violent death of outspoken PA critic Nizar Banat in custody continue, with demonstrators in Ramallah calling for 'fall of the regime'; security forces refrain from dispersing crowd, unlike previous rallies

Traffic safety non-profit blames high motor vehicle fatality and serious injury rates on longstanding government neglect and debilitating budget cuts as country's traffic-related death toll rises to 186 in 2021

Dark blue silicon panels have become common in rebel areas, where decade-long civil war wrought gas shortages and price hikes, leaving residents with little hope of state-provided electricity