Kuwaiti paper cites sources claiming U.S. Iran dialogue to prevent attack and allow cease-fire deal in Gaza; Washington says buildup of forces is to prevent war 

ATR 72-500 turboprop plane operated by Voepass Airline crashed into a gated community in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, while en route to an oncology conference, killing all 62 people on board

Manhunt intensifies for terrorists who opened fire on Route 90, killing Yonatan Deutsch and injuring Anas Jaramena, 32; IDF scours nearby villages while Hamas and Islamic Jihad praise the terrorists 

Swiss man with reported mental health issues was seen pouring gasoline outside the Agudas Achim Synagogue before fleeing the scene; He was later arrested

Limor Son Har-Melech downplayed the severity of the incident in which an Arab Israeli family en route to Nablus were stormed by Jewish settlers after  they turned into a West Bank outpost; 'They sprayed us with tear gas, aimed a rifle at us and said they would kill us'

Foiled terror plot at Taylor Swift concert in Austria highlights rise of online teen recruitment into ‘virtual terror cells’; trend, intensified since October 7 and Gaza war, challenges authorities in identifying ‘bored recruit’ online

Several Western countries condemn Israel's decision to bar Norwegian diplomats from Palestinian affairs, prompting Foreign Ministry to explain rationale behind move; 'Norway has lost Israel's trust and its special role since the Oslo Accords'

Military uses phone, text, voice mail and social media to tell residents that Hamas fires rockets from the humanitarian zone and will be attacked; Palestinians report heavy fire in the area