'It's an incredibly surreal experience, leaving an empty chair for him in the classroom,' says friend of hostage Idan Shtivi who, alongside Noa Argamani, won't be joining their classmates

Despite being shot seven times, Netta Portal and her partner Santiago fled the safe room in Kfar Aza; Now, as she undergoes rehabilitation, she recalls the critical moment of hiding among garbage piles and the life-saving decision to stand on the bed

One soldier hurt when troops kill four armed terrorists in battle in the West Bank village of Azzoun; U.S. law investigate terrorism after explosion kills 2 in Rochester NY New Year's eve event

Ford Expedition SUV containing 12 gas canasters crashed into second vehicle causing explosion and fire, killing 2 and wounding five others, two of them seriously

Former White House special Middle East coordinator says Hamas must be condemned by Islamic clerics for massacre and pressured by Qatar to release hostages or else risk their relations with the Gulf state and pay the price

IDF to withdraw 5 brigades, while some troops prepared for possibille escalation in fighting against Hezbollah on the northern front; military shifts to more focused raids against Hamas in the strip

Jerusalem considers mounting legal defense against South Africa petition for interim order demanding immediate suspension of Gaza hostilities; US legal scholar Alan Dershowitz floated as potential candidate