Border Police's undercover unit say they were conducting searches for illegal weapons in the village of Aqab near Jerusalem, when Muhammad al-Shaham tried to attack the troops with a knife; local residents hurl stones and objects at the force

Military says attack tunnel was initially destroyed in 2021 but efforts were being made to rebuild it; tunnel stretched from Gaza City to Kibutz Alumim near the border with the Palestinian enclave

Syrian source says an Iranian base near the village of Abu Afsa, south of the port city, target of strike alongside an air defense and radar station nearby; Iran backed Hezbollah also hit in northeastern outskirts of Damascus

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani tells news briefing freedom of speech does not justify Rushdie's insults against religion in his writing; adds 'nobody has the right to accuse Iran in this regard'

Head of Lakiya in the Negev also suspected of domestic violence, witness tampering and invasion of privacy; some 20% of Bedouin households are polygamous, according to government figures

Mohamad Agrabia and Abed al-Mahdi Jabarin, both 21 from Umm al Fahm, arrested by security forces, who say they practiced shooting and collected IS material, including pictures of beheadings; Bedouin man also arrested on similar charges

Inflation rate keeps exceeding all forecasts as consumer price index in Israel rose by 1.1% in July, sending annual inflation rate over 5% in first since 2008; housing prices complete 17.8% hike in one year