The Yemen-based rebels pose a lingering threat, and some security analysts argue that their patrons in Tehran should be in Israel’s crosshairs.

In fresh escalation, Yemen-based Houthi rebels launched a daring assault on the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea, marking their second attack in a week. They also targeted Israel with ballistic missiles and drones,

Israel and Hamas are once again struggling to reach a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of Israelis held hostage.

Hamas has named 34 hostages, some of them believed to have died in captivity, who it says it would return to Israel in the first phase of an evolving if still elusive ceasefire in Gaza.