Valuing terror over governance, Palestinian leaders have left their movement bereft of the basic qualities required of statehood.

It’s noteworthy that all regional and international players have been intensively working towards securing a temporary humanitarian ceasefire for a brief period over the past few days, not necessarily to end the conflict.

"As we made aliyah, I wondered, were we carrying the Torah or was the Torah carrying us?" says Steven Styler, whose family brought to Israel a prized scroll that remained intact during the war.

Sources say crisis of trust between the two emerged after Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara penned legal opinion slamming controversial government legislation.

State media says the explosion occurred during a “movement of ammunition” at the Guard base on the outskirts of the city of Damghan, in northern Semnan province.