Netanyahu to visit Russia next week for talks with Putin on Syria – This will be the first visit by Netanyahu to Moscow since November 2013. | The Jerusalem Post

Hamas has ordered systematic starvation of male hostages, freed captives reveal – Brother of released hostage Or Levy says ‘for 16 months, he was barefoot, hungry and in constant fear that each day might be his last’; another brother rejects claims leadership unaware of intentional starvation policy | ynetnews