The US ambassador to Israel, signals Gaza’s second phase is not conditioned on the return of Ran Gvili's body | Warns Iran, saying he hopes it ‘will decide that having enriched uranium in a nuclear weapon is not in their best interest,' but is more optimistic elsewhere: says Saudis want progress, is encouraged by Lebanon developments and welcomes action on settler violence | Tension between Trump and Netanyahu? ‘I kind of roll my eyes and smile’

UN refugee agency says lifting US sanctions could boost returns and investment as hundreds of thousands of Syrians go home, while new refugees flee violence, aid funding lags and rebuilding needs remain vast

Suspect located after multistate manhunt as police investigate possible link to separate killing of MIT professor

Rina Cesana, an Israeli living in Sydney, says she and her family survived the antisemitic shooting after being delayed in a parking lot on the way to a Hanukkah celebration; 'My daughter grasped the situation and started screaming, ‘Run, they’re shooting at us,’' she said, adding that Israel remains the safest place for Jews

Jerusalem agreed to join UN-brokered Trilateral Monitoring Committee, aimed at preserving fragile ceasefire, after Beirut agreed to include civilian representative in talks on economic and civilian issues

The embassy says the 'Russia House' at Sergei Courtyard will expand cultural and spiritual ties, while critics point to past warnings on foreign interference and Russia’s efforts to reach Israel’s Russian-speaking community

Authorities say new information has surfaced in the last 24 hours linking the shooting spree that left two students dead and murder of Professor Nuno Loureiro; investigators believe they have identified suspect, though his name has not been released