In the early hours of Thursday, Hamas revealed that Ismail Haniyeh, who heads the group's political wing, had been locked in discussions with Qatari and Egyptian intermediaries. These talks centered on strategies to broker an end to the war.

Protests against ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions, like those against Netanyahu, are widening societal rifts and hindering progress.

Mohammed Abu Selmia's arrest followed multiple testimonies indicating that the hospital under his management served as a Hamas command center. An IDF pathological report from November confirmed that Corporal Noa Marciano was murdered on hospital grounds.

While familiar and formulaic, the film manages expectations and is expected to do well at the box office as family-friendly entertainment.

Executives sing the praises of "Lions," the forthcoming six-episode drama