The High Court of Justice ordered the release of Mohammad Allan from his administrative detention a little over a week ago due to his deteriorating medical condition.

The Italian daily La Stampa quoted advisers to Netanyahu as saying that Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt asked Israel to press Washington against the Iran nuclear deal.

The Gaza based Islamist group did not specify the circumstances of the accident but vowed to continue building tunnels and carry out operations against Israel.

The Jewish American rapper, who performs in Hebrew, Spanish and English talks about the increasing pressure on Jewish artists to bring politics into their act.

Edelstein was in New York for the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament at the UN. Speaker Ali Larijani of Iran is also expected to attend the conference.

Their "You Stink" protest campaign was mobilized after the government failed to solve a crisis in trash disposal, leaving piles of refuse rotting in the summer sun.

For Saudi Arabia, it is an opportunity to become the regional leader of a moderate Sunni bloc also supported at least quietly by Israel, which also strongly opposes the Iran nuclear deal.

Last week, Iran unveiled a new surface-to-surface missile it said could strike targets with pinpoint accuracy within a range of 500 km.