The cabinet decision reached between Thursday and Friday was a compromise formula. The talks included one-on-one meetings between senior officials and an understanding that the cabinet’s decision ran counter to the IDF chief’s position

Despite the historic crisis it faces and ongoing internal efforts to disarm it, most of Hezbollah’s supporters remain loyal. For many, the terrorist organization is not only an ideological and religious home, but also the “welfare state” they depend on. The solution lies in massive economic and political investment in a long-term strategy, aimed at eroding its base of supporters. 

Ozzy Osbourne’s official death certificate shows he died of a heart attack. The singer, who recently died at the age of 76, had suffered for many years from Parkinson’s disease and coronary artery disease.

For the second time in a week, a Jewish passenger has reported an antisemitic incident aboard a flight operated by the US airline JetBlue. Jewish travelers are now calling for a boycott of the company.

Around 20 Muslim-majority countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, condemned Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine. And Iran announced it had arrested 20 spies working for the Mossad.