Israel

The man was among scores of people abducted by the militants in the attack that ignited the war in Gaza.
The president requested the money in October, but it was held up for months because of opposition from Donald Trump and House Republicans.
In one high-profile instance at Columbia University in New York, more than 100 students were arrested Thursday.
The review assessing the neutrality of the U.N. agency that helps Palestinians came after Israel alleged a dozen employees were involved in the Oct. 7 attack.
Iran’s April 13 attack laid bare a double standard in support for Ukraine and Israel — but it also broke the logjam that had hurt the Eastern European country.
U.S. hawks and Israel want the American ally to oust the Palestinian militants' political office. But rare HuffPost interviews with Hamas leaders suggest the move could fail to pressure them.
Following the arrests of students against Israel's offensive in Gaza, protesters have set up encampments at other universities across the country.
Sabreen Jouda came into the world at 30 weeks, after Israeli forces killed her father, sister and pregnant mother in an airstrike on their home in Rafah.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s retaliatory barrage of airstrikes on Israel a week earlier hit anything there.
The Israel-Iran issue remains delicate for the president as he gears up his reelection effort amid tensions in the Middle East, Russia and Indo-Pacific.