In written correspondence revealed by the Wall Street Journal, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar told Hamas officials in Qatar that 'Things went out of control' on October 7' and that the deaths of civilians in Gaza would 'infuse life into the veins of this nation'

Tal Pshebilski Shaulov, Eitan Karlsbrun, Almog Shalom, and Yair Levin were killed when a booby trapped building exploded in the Shabura neighborhood in Rafah's east

The guardrails will be off for an emotionally unhinged, declining, isolationist president should Trump return to the White House. If he wins a second term the US could be left unrecognizable

Israel's prime minister has never developed a coherent policy to counter Iran's nuclear program, including in 2018 when he got Trump to withdraw from the nuclear deal. In Netanyahu's speech in Congress, expect more bluster like 'the West is facing destruction'

Hamas says it accepts U.S.-drafted UN Security Council resolution calling for cease-fire and release of all hostages, is ready to negotiate over its details ■ U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says Hamas cannot remain in power in Gaza after war ■ Fifty rockets fired from Lebanon at the Golan Heights ■ Rocket sirens blare in northern Israeli city of Haifa for first time since January ■ Here's what you need to know 249 days into the war

With 22-25 seats, Benny Gantz's National Unity would be the largest Israeli party if an election were held today, according to surveys for Channels 11, 12 and 13. Knesset balance between major blocs remains unchanged

A Saudi-American defense pact that would serve Israel's security doctrine and U.S. strategy is clashing with the messianic views Netanyahu is politically beholden to, making Israel Iran's partner in the effort to thwart the deal

Lihi Lapid should have been on a book tour in the U.S., celebrating the English-language release of her novel 'On Her Own.' Instead, she's attending protests in Tel Aviv and discovering that no one wants to host an Israeli author right now – not even the better half of the opposition leader