In the Caribbean, meanwhile, a 'dirt ant' in amber sheds light on its surprising evolutionary trajectory – from small and hiding to big and hiding

Ahead of Israel's Independence Day, the family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and the families of the five hostages who were murdered along with him in a tunnel in Rafah are inviting the public to an evening of songs for the hostages, without politics. Jon Polin says, 'Everyone wants to bring the hostages home, even people with different ideas on how to do it'

When the Hamas attack began early on the morning of October 7, all the trainee soldiers at Zikim entered shelters and were replaced by an experienced company that fought in the subsequent battle. Senior commanders only arrived about two and a half hours later, after the commander and deputy head of the company had been killed