Israel’s strike on Hassan Nasrallah was the culmination of several startling moves that suggest the Israeli prime minister feels unconstrained by foreign criticism.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to assassinate Hassan Nasrallah capped an increasingly brazen sequence of escalatory moves that reflected the Israeli prime minister’s renewed confidence in Israel’s military strength as well as in his own ability to navigate and

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a former rival as a member of his Cabinet. Sunday's appointment of Gideon Saar will expand his coalition and likely strengthen his hold on office.

Under their agreement, Netanyahu said Saar would serve as a minister without portfolio and serve in the Security Cabinet, the body that oversees the management of the ongoing war against Israel's enemies across the Middle East.