Qatar is funding hospitals in Jerusalem and the Bethlehem area that are supposed to absorb patients from Gaza, sparking fears that Qatar is using humanitarian aid as cover to move Gazans into the West Bank, including people affiliated with Hamas or other terrorist organizations

Likud remains the largest party with 26 seats, according to the Channel 13 News poll, but Netanyahu's coalition does not have the majority necessary to form a government. Neither does the opposition, which cannot form a government without the Arab parties

Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, is the latest senior official stepping down as party members are increasingly critical of Israel's policies. Hoyer would routinely appear at AIPAC conferences to announce pro-Israel legislation

Following the Lebanese Army's statement that it has gained 'operational control' of southern Lebanon, Netanyahu's office said that the Shi'ite militant group has been making 'efforts to rearm and rebuild its terror infrastructure with Iranian support'

Kehilat Har-El in Jerusalem says the World Union for Progressive Judaism is threatening it with a lawsuit and eviction if it does not withdraw its objection to a development plan on an adjacent lot. WUPJ denies the allegations in an urgent letter sent this week to Reform movement leaders worldwide

The district court judge said that the police's evidence demonstrated that the driver's actions may 'fall somewhere between reckless and negligent homicide', and that there is no need to detain him. The driver's release is suspended until the police decide whether to appeal the district court's decision