Mike Huckabee described Israel's deployment of air defense systems to the UAE as one of the benefits of normalizing diplomatic ties. He also said the IDF may be the only force prepared to disarm Hamas in Gaza, expressing doubt at the capacity of the international stabilization force proposed under Trump's cease-fire plan to do so

Voting rules have been changed to limit the audience's influence and five countries have withdrawn in protest. Israel's controversial participation is reshaping the Eurovision Song Contest

As Gaza lies in ruins and the Palestinian Authority sinks deeper into crisis, Fatah's long-delayed conference is centered on one question: who will rule after Mahmoud Abbas?