For years, Israel assumed the Palestinian demand for a right of return was little more than rhetoric. But behind it lies a coherent doctrine. A new book by Israel Hayom journalist Nadav Shragai sheds light on how that idea shaped events before, during and after the Hamas terrorist organization's massacre. Excerpts from the book are published here for the first time.

Relations between the Vatican and the US administration have come close to a public clash over the past month. While Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered military briefings infused with overtly religious language, the pope spoke out against the war. Tensions had been building for months and peaked in an extraordinary meeting at the Pentagon, where a senior US official hinted to the Vatican ambassador at a threat rooted in a 14th-century precedent.

The Shas chairman sits in cabinet rooms, shapes Haredi draft policy, and now speaks candidly about what was promised before the Iran campaign, why the ceasefire was the right call, and what it will take for his grandson to enlist.

Nickolay Mladenov set to meet Hamas representatives in Turkey Thursday to receive their response on the US disarmament demand; senior officials signal refusal.

Tehran plans to cap traffic through the world's most critical oil chokepoint at 15 ships a day, while the White House warns NATO allies that political declarations are no longer enough.