Source familiar with details of negotiations told Ynet that Hamas is trying to make its response to the outline 'more positive';  Senior Hamas official: 'We will not agree to anything that does not include a promise to stop the war'

A Pew Research Center study in 25 countries shows public opinion toward Israel is negative - and even more so toward the PM; The survey was conducted among the Israeli public: only 21% believe that a Palestinian state can exist in peace, the lowest numbers in more than a decade

Israel blames Syrian regime, while Damascus denies involvement, saying it 'has never been and will never be a threat to anyone in the region'

Following meeting with Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, ultra-Orthodox leaders threaten to exit coalition, citing lack of progress on military draft exemption law

Aviv Ezra, deputy director general for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign Ministry, warns of growing nuclear and missile ties between North Korea, Syria and Iran, calling them a real threat to Middle East stability

The IDF said it did not fire at civilians while they were near or within the humanitarian aid distribution site, according to reporter Shosh Bedrosian

An entire hospital and 58 hotels also are being evacuated for an operation to neutralize the 3 old American-made bombs, dropped about 80 years ago by the Allies: 'Anyone who does not evacuate will be forcibly evacuated'