Iran fueling friction on the Golan Heights
Despite Hezbollah's attempt to establish itself on the Syrian Golan and the pre-emptive attacks attributed to Israel, both sides are wary of escalating. Still, Iranian interests keep stoking the conflict.
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Report: Gulf, Arab countries coordinate securing maritime traffic
Persian Gulf nations try to devise ways to protect vessels sailing through strategic Strait of Hormuz in wake for rising tensions in the area. US sees European maritime security effort in Gulf as "complementary"
Power struggles over post-Abbas era rage under the surface, for now
"Mahmoud Abbas’s predecessor, Yasser Arafat, operated in a similar manner, appointing several deputies and preventing any of them from amassing too much power, even encouraging occasional rivalries between them," says Prof. Boaz Ganor, founder and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya.
2 Israelis fatally shot in Mexican café
Shooting believed to have been a hit, Israeli consul working with local authorities to ascertain the identity of the victims, who are reportedly known in Israeli criminal circles.
Maccabi Haifa fans assaulted in Strasbourg
Israelis escape without serious injury, file complaint. "We don't know if we'll be at the game," one of them tells Israel Hayom. Strasbourg police have forbidden Maccabi Haifa fans from waving Israeli flag in stadium or in town.