Israel and Hamas are both interested in reaching a hostage release deal by the start of Ramadan next month, but despite the optimism of recent days, many obstacles remain – including fears that Hamas won't abide by the terms

Chamomile-black pepper, lavender-honey and toasted rice: Chef Eyal Shani's new gelato bar offers the best ice cream in town (and really long lines)

Hezbollah sees opportunity in attempts to erode Israel's legitimacy in the West, using the language of resistance to a settler colonial state, as part of its broader strategy to deliver a 'final blow' to the Jewish State

On one occasion, two shells were fired into Kibbutz Hanita along the Israel-Lebanon border, damaging two homes; on another, a shell fired in Gaza hit the Sderot town hall. IDF in response: 'Necessary lessons were learned'

The talks between representatives of Hamas and the Fatah, scheduled to take place in Moscow on Thursday, come days after Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh resigned

Weekly meetings on the security situation no longer include a review by the police intelligence division on the subject of nationalist crimes by Jews. Sources say a Shin Bet official who raised the issue was met with reprimands and table-banging by the far-right minister