The high-stakes race, crucial to Democrats' hopes of retaking the Senate in November, pitted progressive Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed against AIPAC-backed establishment candidate Haley Stevens, who performed far better than predictions of a landslide defeat

Archaeologists uncovered parts of the prayer hall, the women's atrium, colorful floors and plaques with names of congregation members, providing a 'moving, almost personal familiarity with the people who prayed here and communal life,' Israel's Antiquities Authority said

The IDF has seized 230 square miles of Lebanese territory, where extensive construction is underway – including a base far from the Israeli border. Negotiations with Lebanon resumed today