Secretary of State Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing any major breakthrough for a cease-fire deal.

U.S. Secretary of State was visiting fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he pressed ahead with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a cease-fire in the war.

On Monday, the Israeli media reported that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant condemned Netanyahu's "nonsense about 'total victory.'"

The Hamas terrorist group has promoted the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel to be its new leader.

Yael Arad, president of the Israeli National Olympic Committee, told the Associated Press her country's athletes are just there to compete.

Israel is already in a "multi-front war" with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday.

An Israeli official compared the Turkish president to Saddam Hussein in response.

Donald Trump was the special guest at Turning Point Action's "Believers' Summit" in West Palm Beach Friday.