Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on Hezbollah's escalations in north; health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on unique surgery to save newborn's ovaries & cookies to cure food allergies

US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses Saudi normalization, Bahrain non-visit and a PA statement; tech editor Sharon Wrobel looks at Israel's credit rating and angel investment law

Iranian navy chief claims alliance will also include Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, India and Pakistan; announcement comes after UAE said it was leaving US-led force

Abu Dhabi announces its departure 2 months ago from Combined Maritime Forces, without specifying reason; tensions remain high with Iran

The two were detained in May 2015 for belonging to an unidentified group that allegedly smuggles explosives into country

US hails rapprochement between Gulf Cooperation Council members, after Manama was last holdout of four Arab nations who imposed boycott and blockade on Doha in 2017

Joint statement announcing China-brokered rapprochement deal identifies 2-month window for sides to formally restart relations, reopen diplomatic missions after 7-year rupture

Hosting regional reporters for grand prix, Gulf kingdom touts itself as model of ‘modern peaceful coexistence,’ calls normalized ties with Israel key part of foreign policy vision

Ambassador in DC says Manama can't advance ties with Israel while appearing to 'neglect' Palestinians, insists maintaining Temple Mount status quo crucial in wake of Ben Gvir visit

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reports back from a whirlwind 2-day trip to the Gulf with President Herzog; Diaspora affairs reporter Judah Ari Gross is back from Moldova