Two weeks before he fell in battle, Capt. Maoz Recanati left Lebanon to visit wounded soldiers in the hospital, giving a battalion flag to R., a tank soldier who later attended his funeral in a wheelchair

Coalition set to advance Knesset dissolution bill as Netanyahu scrambles to pass ultra-Orthodox draft exemption law; Haredi parties suspect he is stalling for October elections

Massie, a GOP critic of Israel aid and Trump, defeated by former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Kentucky’s costly Republican primary

Teitelbaum, who wrote as Israel Tomer, survived Bergen-Belsen, immigrated in 1949, served in the IDF and spent decades covering economics and the Knesset before lighting a Yad Vashem torch in 2018; funeral set Thursday

Daniel Hershkowitz’s withdrawal leaves Michael Rabello and retired justice Yosef Elron in the race, with a secret Knesset vote set for June 3 and the next comptroller expected to handle October 7 probes

India is advancing a $9B plan to develop Great Nicobar with a port, airport and new city near the Malacca Strait, amid rivalry with China; Critics warn of rainforest loss and threats to Indigenous tribes, while courts and officials back the project

Military completes takeover of Gaza-bound Turkish flotilla, detaining 430 activists; officials deny claims live fire used as Israel’s Eurovision song 'Michelle' broadcast to passengers

In an interview with Candace Owens, Biden criticizes Trump’s Middle East policy and says his father resisted Israeli pressure for war with Iran; backs commentator's conspiracy theories on alleged Israeli involvement in Charlie Kirk’s assassination