Police say remarks by NTNU professor Bassem Hussein did not meet threshold for criminal offense, prompting Israeli activists in Norway to plan an appeal and warn that public praise for Hamas being tolerated

Palestinian media say Hazem Qassem escaped an airstrike on a vehicle as Israel says it killed Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists

Turkey’s president handed each leader at the Ankara summit an engraved, locally made revolver with live ammunition, forcing some delegations to leave the gifts behind, send them to customs or plan to disable them before import

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries worsen fuel shortages, forcing Moscow to ban diesel exports as gas station lines reach even Moscow; at NATO’s Ankara summit, leaders project unity against Russia, while Trump says Ukrainian strikes could help end the war

After meeting Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said he is opening the process to remove Syria from the US terror list; the move could ease sanctions and pave the way for international investment and reconstruction

Among the 40 graduates receiving their wings at Hatzerim are four Modi’in classmates assigned as combat and transport navigators, and two women whose 16.6% success rate nearly matches the men’s 17.6%

The family of Givati officer Nirel Zini, who was murdered and beheaded on October 7, found nine teeth and possible human bones in Kfar Aza; similar remains found last month were later identified as belonging to a terrorist

Prime minister seeks to reserve slots 2, 4, 6 and 8, giving him effective control of half the top 10, in a move critics say could sideline many current Likud lawmakers and weaken the party primary