Explosions reportedly emanating from weapons' facilities in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, which was heavily bombarded by the Assad regime last week

Egyptian forces detained 59 suspects; civilians were reportedly killed when an explosive device was aimed at troops

Critics say the PM is cozying up to authoritarian governments and turning a blind eye to some efforts by their regimes at Holocaust revisionism and anti-Semitic dog whistling

Twitter closes 35 accounts under Israeli pressure, joining Facebook, which made similar moves earlier this year

Law passes with 63-39 MKs; Haredi parties voted against the bill, which places financial penalties on institutions that don't send yeshiva students to the military

Due to tensions between PA and Hamas, Abbas opposes the Strip's reconstruction, while U.S. places it as part of its peace plan and Israel pushes Gaza aid forth

Israel wants Assad to remain in power. Both Israel and Assad depend on Russia, and when Israel threatens Assad over Iran, it should know it's threatening Russia, too

The ultra-Orthodox threaten to quit the government coalition if the bill passes as is; the military won't agree to exempt every yeshiva student. Elections are around the corner