Hamas deputy leader Saleh Arouri "gets military aid and economic support from the regime in Tehran, and is rigorously working to rehabilitate Hamas' terrorist cells in the West Bank while exploiting the [PA's] diplomatic standstill [with Israel] and the fact that the leadership in Ramallah has reduced to a minimum its security cooperation with Israel," senior PA official tells Israel Hayom.

This is what we know so far about what the major political players intend to do in the week leading up the election and on Election Day itself to make sure they squeeze out every possible vote.

Saudi Arabia stakes its reputation on its guardianship of Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, and its organization of the pilgrimage. It hopes to continue expanding attendance to help build its tourism industry.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges America’s allies to stop Iran from engaging in “destabilizing behavior,” warning of a possible Mideast arms race after UN arms embargo on Iran expires.

Rep. Susan Wild says she “didn’t walk away from the meeting with [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas feeling particularly optimistic about an openness” to working with the White House and legislators in support of a two-state solution. “I don’t know that I think that Abbas recognizes that there is, or should be, a Jewish state – that was my impression,” she says.