“Solving the situation in Gaza is vital for humanitarian reasons."

Palestinian Authority officials did not attend the meeting, which focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

ISIS systematically destroyed cultural heritage in the city.

The one interest diplomatically that Netanyahu has in advancing elections is that it would put to end an to the uncertainty some countries now have toward Israel.

The haredi parties, despite their frequent threats, are not always ready to topple the government if they don’t get their way.

Larijani had previously defended former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust.

Iraq needs to get a handle on the bubbling insurgency.

“If they are really going to develop this in desert areas of all three countries, you’d expect Israeli technology perhaps to have a role to play."