Opinion: To stop inrush of COVID cases and save themselves from public's ire, ministers must stop rationalizing inaction and make some hard decisions, including stringent restrictions and vaccination mandates

Analysis: Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have not lost their reluctance to engage in a major military confrontation, but they are still trying to change the rules of the game and using low-level aggression to see how far they can get Jerusalem to shift its long held red lines