Storm Byron dumped unusually heavy rain, with some areas receiving over half the annual average in days; flooding hit cities and the south, but meteorologists say it was a loss for the water system; Ashkelon resident Yosef said his home flooded as streets turned into rivers

The US is quietly working to deploy an international stabilization force in Gaza as early as next month, starting in areas under Israeli control; meanwhile, a Khan Younis militia commander urged the world not to be fooled again by Hamas, calling to ignore its leaders in Qatar and invest in eastern Gaza

IDF reassigns top pilot after flight cadets breached discipline and security rules during weekend leave; 15 sentenced to detention, possible dismissals pending

Ireland is advancing legislation to restrict trade with companies operating in West Bank settlements, drawing anger from Israel and the United States; an Irish minister says the law will apply only to goods imports and not services

Two years after the death of Gal Eisenkot, son of a former IDF chief of staff, his father said at a memorial that a state inquiry is owed to the fallen and that draft evasion violates mutual responsibility; on the Rafah tunnel video: 'With leadership, the six hostages could have been here'

With weeks still left in the year, the killing of 19-year-old Riad Salam in the Lower Galilee pushes the death toll in Arab society to an unprecedented level, surpassing previous records and more than doubling figures seen just two years ago