Annexation is off the table; the Trump plan is open for negotiation. And the Palestinian Authority, rather than seizing the day, is heading with Hamas into the night

Rival Palestinian factions in rare show of unity against normalization; rioters hurl stones at IDF soldiers

Channel 13 report, verified by PMO, says NSC chief Meir Ben-Shabbat went over Gantz's head to ask air force chief directly what Israel thought of fighter jet's sale to Mideast

President tells reporters he thinks Riyadh will follow Abu Dhabi's lead and open up relations with Israel, then adds he believes Tehran will 'ultimately come in too'

Riyadh, in first official response to UAE agreement, says deal 'could be viewed as positive' but insists it will stick to terms of Arab Peace Initiative

2019 anti-Iran meet in Warsaw helped kick off secret negotiations that eventually led to normalization pact, which carries wealth of possible benefits for Emiratis

Netanyahu denies he okayed the sale as part of normalization with Abu Dhabi, but it is the US which must decide if it undercuts the Israeli military edge it vowed to uphold

Pushing back at PM's claim that deal did not include agreement to remove Israeli objections, newspaper report maintains he was aware of multi-billion-dollar arms agreement

In rare show of symbolic reconciliation, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad attend meeting of Palestinian leadership in Ramallah

It's a highly significant though still incremental step on the hundred-plus-year march toward legitimizing the idea of a Jewish state in the Middle East