<p>Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will arrive in Lebanon today for a three-day visit, and will meet with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri.</p><p>Abbas will discuss the issue of weapons held by Palestinian armed groups in Lebanon with his hosts.</p>

Jerusalem braces for gridlock as nine light rail stations shut down for 14 weeks starting May 21, part of a major project linking the Red and Green Lines and aiming to reshape the capital’s transit future — while testing its present.

<p>Palestinian Arab sources reported IDF strikes east of Khan Yunis overnight Tuesday.</p>

Former PM Olmert blasts Israel's Gaza operation on the BBC, calling it "very close to a war crime" and a war "without purpose."

<p>Education Minister Yoav Kisch sharply criticized former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert following his statement that "what Israel is doing in Gaza is very close to war crimes."</p><p>"The released prisoner Ehud Olmert joins Yair Golan and the choir of the extreme left that slanders the State of Israel on the international stage. While IDF soldiers risk their lives against murderous terror that seeks to destroy us, he chooses to incite and stab them in the back. He should be ashamed," Kisch said.</p>

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expresses profound doubt regarding the efficacy of nuclear talks with the United States, warns the US against "speaking nonsense."

New US intelligence cited by CNN indicates Israel is preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, risking regional conflict and divergence with Trump's diplomatic efforts. Deep internal disagreements within the US government persist on the likelihood of such a strike.

<p>British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Tuesday that a Panama-flagged and UAE-linked products tanker was reportedly "hijacked" approximately 51 nautical miles northwest of the Iranian port of Bandar-e jesk.</p>