Ahead of weekly clashes, UN envoy speaks with Hamas chief on implementing understandings with Israel to prevent renewed violence; 3 Palestinians said wounded in riots

Israel eases restrictions on travel from West Bank; police deploy hundreds of officers to ensure worshipers can mark the holy month at the Jerusalem flashpoint

State Department says US secretary of state and Russia leader to 'discuss the full range of bilateral and multilateral challenges' in Sochi; trip comes after Mueller probe release

Israeli politician says Poles 'cooperated in creating and running extermination camps'; memorial site says comment 'hurts like a clash with Holocaust denial'

Amid rising tensions and American military reinforcement in the region, deputy head of Revolutionary Guards rules out talks with 'unreliable' Washington

Attorneys give statement to High Court, in response to right-wing NGO's petition demanding village be razed

But Riyad al-Malki stresses Washington 'will not find a single Palestinian to accept' its deal if it does not include a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital

As the US and Iran lurch toward confrontation, some hear war drums beating loudly, and even more see Trump dragging everyone into a battle nobody wants

Chris Hughes warns of platform's clot, says CEO's 'focus on growth led him to sacrifice security and civility for clicks'

US has said it is sending bombers to counter Tehran, though no details have been provided