The girl was staying with her father under a court-approved visitation arrangement. Police say he has a history of mental illness but no record of prior domestic violence. In a separate incident, a man in his 30s was shot and killed in the Israeli Arab city of Tira

For the first time in its history, Hamas is conducting direct negotiations with the U.S., as its political standing rises to rival the PA ■ Israel is ignoring the upcoming war of succession in the West Bank, and it will find itself choosing between military control in Gaza and international legitimacy