IsraelAnalysisHamas attack exposes deteriorating ties between Russia and IsraelPjotr SauerVladimir Putin fails to condemn attack on Israel, instead blaming the situation on failed US diplomacy Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has long portrayed himself as a friend of Vladimir Putin. In a memoir published during Russia’s war on Ukraine, Netanyahu repeatedly lauded the Russian leader for his intellect and his “particularly friendly attitude” toward the Jewish people. Putin, too, has over the years cast himself as a loyal ally of the Israeli state, promoting cultural ties and visa-free travel between the two countries.

Children's booksChildren's booksThe Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart - review‘A book which will prove to be surprisingly thought-provoking for a range of age groups and worth reading to challenge your judgement about what a high school girl can achieve’ Frankie Landau-Banks is privileged enough to go to one of the most prestigious schools in America: Alabaster Academy. As she starts the school year she quickly attracts the attention of Matthew Livingstone, a senior who becomes her main preoccupation.

TV tonightTelevisionCan a witchy neurosurgeon kill with her mind in this Anne Rice story? Plus: the season finale of Shetland. Here’s what to watch this evening Mayfair Witches9pm, BBC TwoAfter the recent Interview With the Vampire adaptation, here’s another supernatural thriller based on novelist Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe series. Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus) is ambitious neurosurgeon Rowan Fielding, who – after wondering if she can kill people with her mind – learns she’s an heiress to a dynasty of powerful witches haunted by a sinister spirit.

OpinionAbortion This article is more than 11 years oldAbortion: thank God Justin Bieber fans won't be listening to his motherThis article is more than 11 years oldRhiannon Lucy CosslettPattie Mallette's film Crescendo seeks to set back reproductive rights. But tweenagers don't pay attention to such stuffWhat better way to welcome the 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade than the news that Justin Bieber's mother is producing an anti-abortion film? I honestly cannot think of a superior way to celebrate how American women finally succeeded in winning reproductive rights.

World news This article is more than 16 years oldAir force looked at spray to turn enemy gayThis article is more than 16 years oldMake love not war may be the enduring slogan of anti-war campaigners but in 1994 the US air force produced its own variation on the philosophy. What if it could release a chemical that would make an opposing army's soldiers think more about the physical attributes of their comrades in arms than the threat posed by the enemy?