“Maybe the scene seems calm, but under the surface there’s a boiling tension,” says the PMO’s Arab-media spokesman.

There will not be a deal to release the hostages before the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir warned that the decision could “endanger the citizens of Israel and allow a victory photo for Hamas.”

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deny Israeli media reports that the War Cabinet has sidelined his ministry on the issue.

Citing Jewish law, United Torah Judaism Knesset member Moshe Gafni called to bar the site to Jews after some 3,000 visited it in the opening days of the Sukkot holiday.

The suspects were chanting inciting nationalistic slogans at Jews visiting Judaism’s holiest site.

“The time has come to build a Jewish temple and renew the sacrificial rites,” the NGO said.

The Lavi Organization said it petitioned the Supreme Court after being stonewalled for months by Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

How does trading one Muslim landlord for another advance Israel’s restoration?