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It’s been a tough year for literary festivals, with sponsor Baillie Gifford cutting ties with Hay and Edinburgh. But in the grounds of Buckinghamshire’s Cliveden House, Will Hosie finds one that is thriving.

Israeli military launches inquiry into claims that stories may have been planted as part of disinformation campaign

From stories of families dealing with dispossession and trauma to a powerful history of the Mossad spy agency, the Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent picks titles that help explain the history and politics of the territory

A group of Israeli ex-commandos has been training Ukrainian civilians, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported Friday. Reporter Ronen Bergman said he met with the group and watched the training at a zone near the Polish border. Bergman told the newspaper that the highest political echelons were aware of the training.