An Israel Defense Ministry planning committee gave approval Wednesday to a controversial settlement plan that would effectively split the West Bank in two.

The drums of war are pounding on the doorstep of Gaza City. Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive.

Iran has launched its first military exercise since its 12-day war with Israel. State television reported that navy vessels would fire missiles at sea targets in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean on Thursday.

Dozens of people were killed in Gaza, officials said Saturday, as protestors in Israel demand an end to the war in the Palestinian enclave and release of the remaining Hamas-held hostages.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Gaza city could "turn into Rafah and Beit Hanoun" unless Hamas agrees to Israel's terms.

The circle of advisors around NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is littered with activists who hold far-left stances ranging from the economy to Israel.

Investments in Israel have taken centre stage in Norway's election campaign, sparking an unusually public debate over how the world's largest sovereign wealth fund operates. The row could help sway which political party leads Norway's next government as the Sept.