US president’s Board of Peace hails ‘critical step’, but responses of Israeli and Hamas officials suggest disagreements remain

Deep mistrust, competing political pressures and unanswered questions over disarmament continue to undermine hopes for peace

Israeli PM arrives in Washington after months of tensions with the US president, hoping limited concessions on Gaza and Lebanon can repair strained ties

Animals to be placed in moat around facility used to hold detainees from Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank

Gadi Eisenkot may lack charisma but he is a serious challenger to the Israeli prime minister in October’s elections

Former head of armed forces Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as PM’s main rival and has taken a lead in the polls

PM’s right-wing coalition working to ensure passage of several controversial Bills aimed at appeasing electorate

Remains to be seen if collapse of US-Iran deal will lead to resumption of Israeli hostilities in Lebanon

Move simply ‘meaningless spin’ and a stalling tactic, say senior Israeli officials

Protesters demand state inquiry, saying leaders have yet to accept responsibility for country’s worst security failure

UN warns of intensifying risks to civilians as Israeli forces tighten grip on the battered enclave

There are serious questions over the ability of the Beirut government to disarm the powerful Shia militia

Campaign by the community against conscription has intensified since ‘draft dodgers’ were handed over to the military police

US president says that if it weren’t for him ‘Israel would not exist today’

Trump’s sidelining of Israel and criticism of its Lebanon campaign deepen domestic political and security anxieties