Official describes talks as 'cautiously optimistic,' while senior US official says deal could come 'soon'; Saudi report highlights proposed Israeli revisions and 'unprecedented' Arab pressure on Hamas

Elizabeth Tsurkov, freed last month after 2.5 years in Iraqi captivity, recalled hearing of Hamas’s attack and appeared to criticize Netanyahu, saying Gazans and hostages 'pay the price for leaders clinging to power' 

From hugs and sympathy to Nazi comparisons: After the Hamas massacre, the world embraced Israel, but sympathy turned to hostility as the war in Gaza intensified: huge demonstrations, the recall of ambassadors, a wave of recognition of a Palestinian state; The Turkish potential, hostility in South America, and the cases in The Hague: A snapshot of Israel's position in the world

Israel and the White House are preparing for the possibility that US President Donald Trump will visit for a signing ceremony marking a hostage deal and the end of the war, as Egypt’s Sisi voices 'great optimism'

Elizabeth Tsurkov, recently released after more than two years in captivity in Iraq, says flooded with hateful messages from Israelis accusing her of betrayal after expressing sympathy for Gaza civilians on October 7 anniversary

As Israel vetoes top prisoners like Barghouti and Saadat, terror group demands release of Ibrahim Hamed, mastermind of Second Intifada suicide bombings; Hamed, convicted of killing 46 Israelis and wounding hundreds, is serving 54 life terms

Sources tell CNN terror group has lost track of some hostages presumed dead, raising concerns over how the uncertainty could impact ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Egypt; US also reportedly aware of issue

Meloni’s party, facing mass protests over Gaza war, proposes bill banning full-body and face coverings by Muslim women to combat 'religious radicalization and cultural separatism'; violators face fines up to €3,000