‘Pray for peace’: Isaac Herzog’s presence at the opening ceremony led to protests because of his nation’s offensive against Palestinians in Gaza.

Israel warned that it may withdraw from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest if organisers reject the lyrics from its entry as too political.

The continent’s defence capabilities must improve regardless of who wins the US elections or how the war in Ukraine turns out, Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells a global security conference in Munich.

The authorities said they received a complaint against Isaac Herzog, who was in Davos on Thursday. Several people are said to have filed charges.

Kfir Bibas and his family were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. In Tel Aviv and as far away as Rome and Berlin, protesters wore orange, inspired by Kfir’s hair, to mark his first year.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said normalising ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a game-changer for the entire Middle East.

Chinese premier will address opening ceremony at annual meeting of political and business leaders, then pay official visits to Switzerland and Ireland as Beijing kicks off ‘high-level exchange’ with Europe.

The International Court of Justice will hold hearings this week on a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war.

The humanitarian situation in Gaza has deteriorated rapidly since Israel began a major military operation on October 7.

Hamas says it is ‘categorically rejecting’ negotiations over prisoner exchange while Israel’s attack on is ongoing.

As Saudi Arabia draws closer to a peace deal with Yemen’s Houthi fighters, ‘escalatory actions’ could trigger another conflict in the Middle East that does not serve Saudi or US interests, analysts say.

The US Secretary of State also called for a further extension of the truce deal, which has seen hostage and prisoner swaps, as well as aid deliveries.

The threat of a renewed escalation in attacks came as Washington’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, met officials in Israel to seek a longer pause in the devastating conflict.

Elon Musk toured the site of the Hamas assault on Israel and declared his commitment to do whatever was necessary to stop the spread of hatred.

Critics have accused Musk, the world’s richest person, of amplifying anti-Jewish hatred on X.

During a trip to the Rafah border crossing with his Belgian counterpart De Croo, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez also called for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back on the idea, however, saying the country’s military was continuing ‘full force’.

Shani Louk, 23, had been missing since militants stormed a music festival near the Gaza border during their attack on Israel on October 7.

The US president held calls with the leaders of Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy, after speaking to Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. He also spoke to Pope Francis.

The British Prime Minister tells Tel Aviv’s leaders ‘we stand with you in solidarity’, while also saying Palestinians ‘are victims of Hamas’ and need aid.

The announcement to allow water, food and other supplies happened as rage over Tuesday night’s blast at a Gaza hospital spread across the Middle East.

The Biden administration is pressing its ally to think beyond the immediate goal of eradicating Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to overhaul Israel’s judiciary triggered a general strike, political division and mass protests in the country’s most severe domestic crisis in years.

Mass overnight protests over the sacking of Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence chief piled pressure on the government to halt its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for reconciliation in the dispute over sweeping plans to curtail the judiciary and hand more power to politicians, but says he won’t stop the process from moving forward.

‘The elected government is doing a legislative blitz that aims to give absolute power to the executive,’ said a protester in Tel Aviv.

The arrival in Israel of some 30 leaders from the Jewish Federations of North America marked a rare foray by the American Jewish community into domestic Israeli affairs.