Middle East

Calling the events "Israeli escalation," the two discuss "ways to defend Jerusalem and the Islamic and Christian holy sites."

Col. (Res.) David Hacham says chaos and violence may arise if a smooth changing of the guard fails to materialize, and emphasizes that if Israel doesn't retaliate against Hamas in Gaza, it strengthens the terrorist group’s position in the West Bank.

Facing a growing deficit, the UN agency for Palestinians is said to consider outsourcing some of its operations to other agencies. Hamas dubs the move a "plot to undermine the right of return."

Official in Ramallah tells Israel Hayom that the stance of Hungary's representative to the EU that aid to the Palestinian Authority must be conditioned on the removal of anti-Israel and antisemitic content from school textbooks is "racist."

Jordanian media says the call, which followed the recent riots on the Temple Mount, saw both leaders pledge to maintain efforts to foster peace in the region.

"From the very beginning, when we entered the nuclear activity, our goal was to build a bomb and strengthen the deterrent forces, but we could not maintain the secrecy of this issue..." says Ali Motahari, the former deputy speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

According to Iran's state television, unidentified parties behind the cyberattacks used Internet Protocols in the Netherlands, Britain and the United States to stage the attacks.

Known as "Project 99," the program, run by the Quds Force and Hezbollah, is focused on the development of ballistic missiles, chemical weapons, and drones and has been targeted by Israel, according to a Saudi report.

Just as we defeated flag march, so too will we defeat the policy of invading Al-Aqsa, and we are still at the outset of the campaign, Haniyeh says. Senior Hamas official: We will continue to defend Jerusalem, Muslim holy sites.

According to the Iranian report, the individuals, who are likely Iranian citizens, were arrested following a special directive by law-enforcement authorities