Israel

Lebanese and Israeli soldiers exchanged gunfire earlier today. The clash seemed to have been sparked by Israeli attempts to remove a tree along the border fence.  (MSNBC even has a picture). Early reports indicate that four Lebanese were killed, including a journalist and two Israeli soldiers were critically wounded. 

The Israeli government just released an update to its internal review of the Israeli Defense Force's conduct during Operation Cast Lead.

There is pretty vigorous debate about what to do next on the flotilla incident. That the incident needs to be investigated is not in doubt. The question is: who or what will do the investigating? 

Relations between Ankara and Jerusalem have been on the rocks since about 2008. There was this incident. And this.