F-35 fighters take to the skies in a message to Hezbollah and Iran, talk of failure is bandied about ahead of the Bahrain summit, and a shocking rape case goes FUBAR for the 5-oh

As opposition responds with mix of derision and panic to Smotrich becoming transportation minister, reporters begin poking holes into police account of brutal rape of girl, 7

Sara Netanyahu's plea bargain is criticized for letting her off easy, and the family's later attacks on the judiciary are seen as tacky as naming a town 'Trump Heights'

The Yisrael Beytenu chief roils the political scene with his plans for a unity government with Likud and Blue and White, but without Haredi parties or (seemingly) Netanyahu

From Gaza to Iran and all the way back to Chernobyl, authorities struggle to keep disastrous consequences out of the picture

Israel casts about for a solution to rising violence out of Gaza, while Palestinians have bigger fish to fry; and Labor and other parties set sail on searches for new skippers

Jordan, Egypt and Morocco say they will attend the US-sponsored economic peace summit, though Palestinians and at least one Israeli say the confab will be an embarrassment

An obstinacy of parties and politicians on the right are under pressure to join together for electoral victory, and moves to shore up support are planned on the left as well

Both the Trump administration and the Wall Street Journal are accused of trolling the Palestinians, as annexation and one-state become the talk of the town

Heavy security and a rough welcome for Israel's first LGBT minister dominate media coverage of Jerusalem's Pride parade, while political jockeying also makes headlines