IDF spokesman says Iranian-backed group had deliberately avoided populated areas 'in attempt to show that it controls southern Lebanon region after rogue Palestinian faction fired at Israel on Wednesday'; says Lebanese army seized launcher responsible for barrage

PA government cannot meet its obligations to contractors and faces struggle to pay workers, and as Israel mulls steps designed to strengthen it economically and donors consider increasing financial aid, the West Bank economic crisis keeps growing, with potentially harsh consequences

Sirens sound in multiple locations near border; Iron Dome intercepts most rockets, IDF responds with artillery fire; Iran-backed terror group says attack retaliation for IAF strikes on southern Lebanon that came hours after suspected Palestinian groups launched rockets at Kiryat Shmona area Wednesday

The West Bank city's tribes are large and powerful and their authority exceeds that of the Palestinian Authority, and clan law is seen as very effective in regulating society; their power and influence is not expected to disappear, observers say

Government’s plan promises ‘leap forward’, says expert as NIS 29.5 billion ($9 billion) earmarked for country's minorities, including NIS 21.5 for five-year plan for Arab sector, NIS 3 billion for Druze and Circassian communities and NIS 5 billion for Bedouin population