Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi says Israel 'speeding up operational plans for dealing with Iran'; adds Jerusalem ready to act with military force if needed to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons

During her first-ever trip to Jewish state, Thomas-Greenfield will tour northern and southern frontiers with IDF chief Kochavi and meet with senior Israeli officials before traveling to Ramallah

NSO says Juan Carlos García Rivera, who is suspected of using Pegasus spyware on a journalist, 'is not, and never was, an employee of NSO Group, or any of its affiliates'; Mexican government reportedly spent $61 million on Pegasus

Italian media reports warrant is issued for Shmulik Peleg and an alleged accomplice, for whisking 6-year-old cable car crash survivor to Israel against wishes of his family, in a move Italy's authorities deemed 'a strategic abduction plan'

Despite a large contingent of security forces deployed in the area, demonstrators managed to prevent Tzipi Hotovely from speaking at the London School of Economics, in an incident condemned by UK lawmakers

Rare music studio in coastal enclave offers youths and adults alike the opportunity to learn numerous musical instruments, despite significant drop in students following the May conflict between Hamas and Israel

Avichai Mandelblit says that such artifacts ending up in private hands is 'inappropriate', calls auction 'invalid in terms of values, morals, and national and public interests'; hearing set for Nov. 16