The partnerships with Israel’s state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elta Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, give the Israeli companies access to US military tenders.

Hamas security officials claim the attempts came soon after a botched IDF operation in the Gaza Strip in November. Had the operation succeeded, it would have been a major blow to the organization, Hamas official says.

David Triesman, Ara Darzi and Leslie Turnberg join seven other former members who quit Labour due to the anti-Semitism inside in the party, led by Jeremy Corbyn. “My sad conclusion is that the Labour Party is very plainly institutionally anti-Semitic," says Triesman.

Five boats believed to belong to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps approach a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf and ask it to stop in Iranian waters close by, but withdraw after warning from a British warship in the vicinity.

"Accept my commitment – it doesn't come with a time limit: We won't let any community in the land of Israel be uprooted in the name of a diplomatic plan. We don't uproot people – we're done with that nonsense," PM Benjamin Netanyahu says at event marking 40th anniversary of Samaria Regional Council.