U.S. Secretary of State will meet Bennett before joining Lapid and his counterparts from UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt for a meeting in the remote Negev desert farm collective, Sde Boker, which one Israeli official called 'our Camp David'

Analysis: Latest regional developments place Israel in a great position to host the Negev summit, since all participating states share similar concerns over renewal of Iran nuclear deal; however, potential Ramadan violence could tramp political aspirations

Be'er Sheva university's chief says cell's members threatened to expose female Bedouin students, who they thought weren't modest dressers, to their families and communities; university fails to clarify if students from the cell still enrolled at university

Two officials stage a press conference shortly before the Negev Summit, expressing contradicting views on the revival of Iran nuclear deal, with Blinken claiming renewal of the agreement is the best way to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon

Following their meeting in Jerusalem, PM says Israel reinvigorating old peace and forging new ones for a better future; Blinken repeats U.S. commitment to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons 'there is no daylight between our positions," he tells Bennett

Yesha Council heads torch coalition's decision to 'freeze' Jewish construction in the West bank while ignoring illegal Arab construction, a move they say 'endangers national security'

Ukraine president urges west to supply aircraft he says are collecting dust rather than defending his civilians while officials dismiss legitimacy of referendum to join Russia in separatist areas; UN confirms 1,119 civilian deaths in month-long war