The Israeli prime minister wants to reach a deal with Riyadh in order to boost his standing ahead of the election, despite being the main obstacle standing in the way

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

Dozens of Givati Brigade soldiers walked off base after their commander took down what he said were 'signs depicting Satan and the Angel of Death' which he said glorified hazing of younger troops, while soldiers said some of them commemorated soldiers killed in Lebanon