Shiite leader says any war with the Islamic Republic 'will blow up the entire region', rejects criticism terror group serves Tehran's interests over Lebanon's

As part of defamation suit against him, former PM sought access to medical records of successor and his family to support his claim they are 'mentally ill'

Military says Syrian rocket exploded mid-air and was not intercepted by air defenses, but it activated warning sirens in northern Israel; Syria says one soldier killed and five wounded in retaliatory attack

Settlers say move comes in response to 'government's whitewashing of illegal Bedouin construction in the region'; police seen hauling activists off area, bulldozers demolishing makeshift wooden huts; two arrested

Right-wing candidates Marine Le Pen and especially former pundit Eric Zemmour, who is Jewish, frequently rally against growing influence of radical Islam, with their sentiments echoed more and more by centrist officials