Israel

• President Herzog challenges Mamdani's views on Jewish homeland rights - “Returning to Zion and connecting to Israel are cornerstones of Jewish faith for thousands of years. Delegitimizing that right encourages violence and threatens religious freedom," said Herzog.
• Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned - Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.
• UK criticises Gaza aid delays as tents take year to arrive - Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the situation remains "dire" as the United Nations warned 1.5 million people are in need of urgent shelter.
• Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks - The fear is palpable in this Palestinian village. At any time, they say, armed Israeli settlers could descend. In recent months, Alkam says Turmus Ayya has weathered near-daily attacks by settlers, especially after they set up an outpost
• Israeli troops kill 2 suspected Palestinian attackers in West Bank - Israeli forces on Tuesday shot and killed two suspected Palestinian assailants wanted in a pair of attacks that wounded three Israelis in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said that troops shot and killed a suspect who stabbed t
• Netanyahu’s Pardon Request Borrows From Trump’s Playbook - In many ways, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request mimics how President Trump has assailed his perceived enemies and attacked legal proceedings against him.
• This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza - It may be tempting to memory hole what happened in Gaza. That would only compound the mistake of ignoring, or rationalizing, an intolerable reality.
• Air Force made critical errors during October 7 massacre, investigator says - New testimony reveals major IAF failures during the October 7 massacre, including delays in response, missed warnings, and pilot frustration over centralized control. The Israel Air Force saw "severe failures" during the October 7, 2023, ma
• The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel’s president to pardon him preemptively, before any verdicts were reached in his corruption cases. Here’s what to know about his trial.
• Pope Leo XIV doubles down on insistence for 2-state solution to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Pope Leo XIV doubled down Sunday on the Holy See’s insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying in his first airborne news conference that it was the “only solution” that could guarantee justice for