Israel’s economy slumped in the second quarter as the country’s 12-day war with Iran imposed a total shutdown on many businesses.

Germany’s decision to partially block weapons exports to Israel has opened a rift in Friedrich Merz’s fledgling coalition.

Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler has joined thousands of Jews calling on Israel to end the war and starvation in Gaza, in an open letter saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jeopardizing peace at home and abroad.

The Revere lawmaker is the highest-ranking congressional Democrat to use that historically significant term to refer to the worsening conflict.

An Israeli named “Yukhal Yulita” has not been arrested by Dutch police, a spokesperson for the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service told Reuters, contrary to social media posts linking an individual of that name to alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Amid a water crisis and internal criticism of President Masoud Pezeshkian, assessments of a high likelihood of another war hang in the air.

Israel fires missiles at the energy facility south of Sanaa saying it was used by Houthis, but provides no evidence.

Gadot, who served in the Israeli army, has been a vocal supporter of her home country amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.