Israeli settlers attacked a group of diplomats in the occupied West Bank on Saturday one day after a settler assault sent a Washington Post journalist to the hospital.

Israelis head to the ballot box carrying sharply different versions of who is to blame for failing to prevent the Oct. 7 attacks: Netanyahu, or IDF generals and security chiefs.

Israeli attacks continue to devastate parts of southern Lebanon, with reports that Israel is planning to deepen its invasion in the event of a new war.

With Israel's October 27 election and the US midterms on November 3 approaching, officials believe neither leader wants a new war; yet fears of Iranian miscalculation or attacks by Hezbollah and the Houthis have prompted heightened military readiness,