Rocket fire from Lebanon and Syria, as well as threats from Iraq and Yemen joining the Hamas war on Israel.

Hamas and ISIS share ideological foundations and revere the same philosophical figures that developed them.

Ex-Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt have a bigger duty to support the Palestinians.

As part of the deal, Gantz and fellow party member Gadi Eisenkot will be sworn in as ministers and will join a war cabinet with Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The US president who just set a new standard of support for the Jewish state and the Jewish people in times of tragedy and war. 

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday that the US did not have confirmation of an Iranian link to the attack.

The incident raised questions as to why a military evacuation was necessary when commercial flights were available, and illustrated the decrepit state of Austria's armed forces.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday approved a request by Israel for the drone use over the weekend, said Der Spiegel, which did not specify its sources.