In the topsy-turvy world of Israeli politics, the warning letter sent by the Meron commission is likely to bolster Netanyahu’s bid to return to the premiership rather than sink it.

"The terrorist organizations in Gaza cynically exploit the citizens of the Gaza Strip," warned the IDF.

The agreement, which will allow the two countries to promote defense and military projects, topped off what Gantz hailed as a significant visit to the United States and Tokyo.

Warning letters could be the beginning of a legal process against the former prime minister, minister of public security and police chief Shabtai.

Millions of Iranians travel to the Iraqi city of Kerbala every year for the ritual of Arbaeen, which marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, Imam Hussein.

Streets were mostly empty of ordinary people as gunmen cruised in pickup trucks carrying machine guns and brandishing grenade launchers.

The since-deleted No IDC tweet "dripping with antisemitism" mocked Jewish New York politicians Dan Goldman and Jeffrey Dinowitz and quickly sparked ire from local politicians.

Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the US and partnerships with the West to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War II.