Children of asylum seekers and migrants who grew up in the slums around Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station and have virtually no chance of integrating into Israeli society, are being tempted to join violent gangs in their neighborhoods. A tale of fear and loathing in the southern reaches of the city

Even before Kan, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, is shut down, the threat itself is already having an impact. The news department is careful about its reports from Gaza and the Arabic-language channel, say some, has adopted a right-wing agenda

One can easily liken Israel to ancient Sparta, where war and national fortitude were glorified. But a more accurate comparison is with Athens, which in seeking to eliminate the Persian threat found itself facing catastrophe

According to Bloomberg, Iranian proxies are recruiting youths via social media, with some motivated by frustration over the war, while others, driven by financial gain, 'have no idea what they're signing up for'

In a dramatic interim ruling, a U.S. judge accepted WhatsApp's claim against NSO, holding it legally responsible for activities conducted with its Pegasus software, despite its clients being state entities and its operations being supervised by Israel

Two days after a Houthi missile destroyed a school in central Israel, a missile from Yemen wounded 16, including a child, after failed interception attempts

ISRAEL: Palestinian reports say that Israeli settlers set a mosque on fire, sprayed anti-Arab messages in West Bank village ■ GAZA: Israeli-attributed strikes kill at least seven ■ SYRIA: Protester shot in leg by IDF near Ma'ariya, UNDOF mandate extended by six month

Forty organizations from 15 countries signed a letter urging the Israeli government to 'to end the war, withdraw all Israeli forces from Gaza' in return for the hostages. For some, including the families of hostages, the move is too little too late