Police raid of Al-Aqsa on holy month's second week nearly sparked regional conflict; Israeli conduct -- pushed by US, UAE and Jordan -- helped calm hostility, but concern remains
New hard-right leadership agreed to a meeting in Aqaba that previous centrist coalition refused to contemplate, with PM's desire to keep tensions in check winning out over ideology
Emanuel Fabian on the military operation targeting terrorist who killed Yaniv brothers; Jacob Magid on US response and Aqaba summit; Luke Tress on tangled web of lies and sex abuse
Hussein al-Sheikh tells ToI Israel made additional unpublicized commitments at Jordan summit, but Netanyahu's subsequent dismissal of confab puts planned Egypt gathering in doubt
US envoy for Palestinians visits town attacked by settlers day after release of 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism, which notes conviction of 1 assailant in 496 attacks
After his call for Israel to 'pump the brakes' on its judicial overhaul led to angry pushback from Chiki, Nides says Israelis don't even want US to get out of their affairs
State Department spokesman condemns terror attacks targeting Israelis, expresses appreciation to Netanyahu, Herzog for calling on civilians to not take law into their own hands
Joint communiqué says Jerusalem won't discuss new West Bank units for 4 months, authorize outposts for 6 months, but PM, Hanegbi insist 'there is no change in Israeli policy'
Meeting in Red Sea resort of Aqaba will also be attended by US and Egyptian representatives; Israel's national security adviser, Shin Bet chief set to attend
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