ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ■ GAZA: Netanyahu tells reporters 'If the Gazans want to leave, they should be allowed to leave' ■ ICC: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Trump sanctions on ICC are 'the wrong tool' ■ LEBANON: Hezbollah condemns U.S. deputy Middle East envoy's statement on U.S. position calling to exclude group from Lebanese gov't

ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ■ GAZA: Netanyahu tells reporters 'If the Gazans want to leave, they should be allowed to leave' ■ ICC: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Trump sanctions on ICC are 'the wrong tool' ■ LEBANON: Hezbollah condemns U.S. deputy Middle East envoy's statement on U.S. position calling to exclude group from Lebanese gov't

State commissions of inquiry don't oust prime ministers, but are the only tool in Israel to investigate failures and also the only one the public still believes in. Why is Netanyahu so afraid of the process?

The three hostages released Saturday appeared gaunt and pale, with families fearing time is running out. 'Netanyahu, do you see what they look like?' asked one mother, adding, 'Do you see the consequences of your obstructions?'

Netanyahu has spent decades of his career using the memory of the Holocaust as a political issue. But on Saturday morning, Israelis woke up to Holocaust-like images on their TV screens – three pale, limping, emaciated hostages being released from Gaza

His sister grew up in a secular home in Israel, served as an officer in the army and loved to party. After the ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor cult swept her up, Oded Twik crossed the ocean to save her and her abused family

New research cracks the myth of biblical Tel Aviv: How a dark metaphor evolved into a persistent urban legend

The French comics artist Joann Sfar has created a graphic novel about the October 7 massacre and its impact on the Jewish community in France. He refrained from drawing the atrocities of that day, and explains why