Israel's prime minister wants a pre-election breakthrough with Saudi Arabia. He is also its biggest obstacle

Speaking to Haaretz, a source with the Board of Peace said a deal with Hamas is expected to be finalized soon, within 'hours or days,' under which the group will be disarmed and weapons will be collected by the board-appointed bodies set to govern the strip, and Israel will 'redeploy' from enclave

The Givati Brigade soldiers walked off base after their commander took down what he said were 'signs depicting Satan and the Angel of Death,' which allegedly glorified hazing of younger troops, while soldiers said some of them commemorated soldiers killed in Lebanon. As of Thursday evening, all soldiers but one platoon have returned to base