<p>Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi on Tuesday night rejected the statements of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said there is "progress on the hostage issue."</p><p>"Netanyahu continues to lie, and all his statements are merely illusions aimed at deceiving the Zionist public and preventing a real deal that would return the prisoners alive," Mardawi said.</p>

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Israeli Samuel Vengrinovich was last seen on a mountainous trail in northern India, and his whereabouts are unknown. A rescue unit and Israelis in the area are searching for him.

<p>A young man in his 20s was shot dead in Tira on Tuesday evening. He was evacuated to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba in serious condition, where he was later pronounced dead.</p><p>The police have opened an investigation into the shooting. The background to the incident appears to be a conflict between criminal elements in the city.</p>

UNIFIL says its peacekeepers were attacked by rocks and a Finnish soldier was slapped in south Lebanon. PM Salam condemns "repeated attacks," demands accountability.

Spain set to advance a contentious anti-Israel resolution at an emergency UN General Assembly session. Co-authored with the Palestinian Authority, the draft demands a ceasefire and hostage release, while controversially backing UNRWA despite its Hamas ties.

Harvard Divinity School appoints professor who has criticized Zionism to new Jewish studies role.

A young Pakistani residing in Canada and suspected of planning a mass attack on the Chabad Center in New York has been extradited to the US.