Shouk, which served kosher vegetarian food in Washington, has closed all its branches after an ongoing campaign by pro-Palestinian activists against it; The owners spoke of harassment and a consumer boycott: 'We could not continue operating'

Bar Kupershtein suffered from starvation and abuse, and was often in immediate danger of death; Despite this, his mother Julie said that he managed to rise above it all, arranged for hostages to have a cesspool and electricity, and slept for many hours to keep sane: The moment he escaped from an exploding building, the promise he made to himself in captivity - and why he became close to religion

Hamas says it cannot return more bodies of Israeli hostages without special logistics, a claim Israel disputes with disagreement key focus of talks with US, Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish mediators

After 'great' phone call with Putin, Trump announces plans for another meeting with Russian leader in Budapest; Moscow warns that supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks would mark a major escalation

'This is becoming an existential threat,' warns MK Zvi Succot as lawmakers review surge in weapons smuggling from Egypt; one resident reports 550 drone runs in three days: 'I sit on my porch and drones pass overhead. One day, they’ll drop a bomb on a kindergarten'

Idit Ohel told of the first moments with her son in the hospital, after which Alon played the piano again: 'These sounds are our victory'; 'My family is whole again and I can breathe' says Sylvia Cunio after her two sons restored; father of returned hostage Eitan Mor demands return to fighting: 'After all the fallen return, Hamas must be destroyed'

Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, pro-Palestinian protests in Europe continue to turn violent; In Barcelona, masked rioters vandalized stores, banks and offices, clashing with police, who responded with tear gas and arrested 15 suspects

The Justice Ministry’s internal affairs unit plans to indict a former Shin Bet deputy unit chief for allegedly leaking classified information to journalists and government minister Amichai Chikli, in a case officials say harmed state security.