An Israeli Prime Minister's cabinet and Knesset can refrain from acting even in the face of a sharp, proven decline in his or her functioning, but foreign powers are not required to accept such a situation

GAZA: Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released from Hamas captivity; Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 29 people, wound 94 ■ CEASE-FIRE: U.S. hopes Alexander's release 'marks the beginning of the end' of the war; Israeli delegation will arrive in Doha for negotiations ■ IRAN: 'Very good things' are happening in talks regarding Iran's nuclear program, Trump said

United has suspended its Israel routes through May 18, Delta through May 20, and British Airways through June 14

Earlier, Witkoff visited freed hostage Edan Alexander in Tel Aviv, and both spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump. The envoys said he's committed to releasing all hostages, but a Gaza deal or escalation is up to Israel

Qatargate isn't the first time Israelis did business with an enemy state: the country's Defense Ministry, with its sell-as-much-as-you-can attitude, has been allowing the sale of weapons, services, and technologies to questionable regimes

It is not just the thought of an ultimate safe heaven that diaspora Jews have lost. That occurred on October 7. Since then, we have lost so much more

After the United States freed Israeli-American Edan Alexander through negotiations with Hamas, Arab analysts speculated on what the U.S. circumventing Israel may mean for Gaza. One Yemeni social media user also noted how Alexander's mother 'turned the world upside down'