They were heading for Israel without any explosives, but this could have been a trial run

The decision was taken as part of an investigation into the interception of the Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza and the detention of the activists on board. Turkey has joined the international condemnation of Israel

Damascus is not responding militarily to the IDF’s air strikes but says it could use the nuclear material inherited from Assad for civilian purposes. A bad sign for Netanyahu

Netanyahu is not faring well in the polls, but the party remains entirely his

Netanyahu’s aim is to demilitarise the entire country out of fear of the new ‘Sunni axis’. But Turkey has the backing of the United States

The choir of the Jewish state in Ghila Piattelli’s “Ovunque si casa”, which almost entirely eschews current political issues to tell the story of a country built on memory, human relationships and individual wounds

The Palestinian village besieged by Israeli settlers and the relentless struggle between the government and the army

The Israeli artist chose not to be deterred by the threats and brought a pool of water into the Arsenale pavilion: “The pool represents the Talmud, the trails left by the drops represent scripture, and the drops themselves represent the tears shed by the Jewish people over the past nearly three years, following the still-open wound of 7 October.”

Under the agreement, Israel must not withdraw from the Strip until Hamas has been disarmed. The safeguards needed against terrorists and on-the-ground initiatives, beyond the smoke and mirrors of the election campaign (not just Bibi’s)