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Air Force intercepts drone over Mediterranean Sea ■ U.K. gov't chartering flight to British nationals leaving Lebanon, country's foreign ministry says ■ U.S. announces $336 million humanitarian aid package for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank ■ Explosions heard in Damascus area, state media reports ■ Direct attack by Iran on Israel will provoke harsher response than April, U.S. warns

Moody's language wasn't diplomatic, but it also wasn't as blunt as it could have been in saying what its economists really think about the government and its policies

According to the IDF, the port is utilized by the Houthis to import oil and transfer Iranian weapons and military supplies. The strikes were carried out in retaliation for recent Houthi missile attacks on Israel

Americans in Lebanon report canceled flights and high costs as the State Department faces accusations of limited assistance

With news anchors setting the tone, some Israelis greeted the death of the Hezbollah leader with toasts and sweets

Tamir Pardo believes the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and his deputies requires Israel to reexamine its strategy toward Lebanon – primarily by holding the Lebanese government accountable for everything that happens in its territory

World Jewish Congress executive council member Benjamin Guttman stated, "It is unbearable that these individuals continue to hold political office instead of facing justice in court."

In his new book, New York rabbi Elliot Cosgrove reflects on an unprecedented year. In conversation with Haaretz, he explains why he 'won't wag a finger' at young anti-Zionist Jews, and defends his 'impossible decision' not to protest against Netanyahu amidst war

'Within 15 minutes it had 10,000 views,' Daniel Kutz, who made the video recounted. '45 minutes later it was up to 80,000. That's when I realized it was really out of control'

To understand this paradox – the humiliation suffered by Israel at the hands of Hamas, a relatively weaker enemy, and the pain Israel has inflicted on the larger and better armed Hezbollah – requires a broader discussion of Israel's national security priorities over the last two decades

Sa'ar, who was named to replace Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, will join the security cabinet. 'At this time, it is crucial to strengthen Israel, its government, and its unity and cohesion,' Sa'ar said in a joint statement with Netanyahu

Israel readying for ground op in Lebanon, U.S. officials tells ABC News, adding that it will likely be limited ■ Hezbollah chief Nasrallah's body recovered from site of Israeli attack in Beirut, sources tell Reuters ■ IDF says it struck power stations, port used by Houthis in Yemen ■ Iran's foreign minister: killing of Revolutionary Guards deputy commander in Lebanon 'will not go unanswered' ■ Here's what you need to know 359 days into the war

Avraham Shalom Levi had one question when he ran into the woman who had helped send former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to prison: Why hasn't this story ever been dramatized? He tells Haaretz how the award-winning 'Aleph,' aka 'Unsilenced,' was almost another show entirely

Hashem Safieddine, who joined Hezbollah at its inception and now heads its executive council, was marked as Nasrallah's successor in 2008 – but the Shura Council will make the final decision

Despite fears of Hezbollah's retaliation for its leader's killing, many view Nasrallah's death as a first step toward returning evacuees home, while some ask why it took so long

The far-right Freedom Party would need to form a coalition with one or more parties to secure a parliamentary majority and build a stable government, but when party leaders held a discussion, no potential partners were forthcoming