A construction worker in Israel was detained after posting a Tajik-language video during a missile attack in which he said 'everyone is running like rats.' The embassy called the arrest unlawful and intervened, securing his release while police continue their investigation

Investigators said the suspect, a 26-year-old from Jerusalem, had been in contact with Iranian intelligence officials for several months and carried out various security-related tasks at their direction, such as identifying associates of Knesset members and distressed individuals willing to commit murders for Iran

Even when the fighting ends, their transition to economies based on tourism, tech, finance and logistics could be undone by the geopolitical risk