During meeting at defense minister's private residence, Palestinian leader warns Israel of disturbing the status quo at holy sites, such as Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, fearing such a move could stir up popular unrest that even he could not quell

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Israeli military's retiring virus task force chief sounds the alarm on impending Omicron tsunami, predicting the country's health system will collapse under an unprecedented influx of COVID hospitalizations

Move comes amid onerous talks with world powers in Vienna on reviving nuclear deal; unclear whether any of the 3 research devices onboard successfully entered orbit

New images suggest recent attack on Syria's main port was a high precision strike that appeared to hit one container local authorities claimed contained oil and spare parts