"I want people in Israel and in the region to know that Trump is focused on the hostages issue. He wants the killing to stop and the fighting to end."

Ukraine says it accepts that it cannot join the alliance until the war is over but extending an invitation now would show Russia's Putin that he could not prevent Kyiv from becoming a NATO member.

Up until several days ago, the Syrian regime believed its backers in Moscow and Tehran could keep it safe.

There have seemingly been no consequences for journalists who celebrated the massacre of Israelis, and top media outlets are allowing them to continue reporting on the war.

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The Syrian military statement was the first public acknowledgment by the army that insurgents had entered the government-held city of Aleppo in a surprise attack that began earlier this week.

The WCK issued a statement saying they had no knowledge of any individual in the vehicle having ties to the October 7 massacre.

Josef Schuster: "We don't need stricter laws. But we need a judiciary that applies the existing laws crystal clear."