Israel, Uganda commemorate infamous Entebbe hostage crisis

Israel PM Netanyahu's brother was a commando killed leading the raid against Palestinian hijackers, in move that humiliated Idi Amin

• Jul 4, 2016

World mourns death of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel

Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor embodied "the triumph of the human spirit over the cruelty and evil," Israeli prime minister says

• Jul 3, 2016

Israeli girl, 13, stabbed to death in her bedroom a U.S. citizen

Palestinian youth sneaked into fortified Jewish settlement in West Bank, broke into home and stabbed to death a Israeli-American girl as she slept

• Jun 30, 2016

Teen Israeli girl stabbed to death in her bedroom

Officials say Palestinian attacker also injured security guard before being shot to death in West Bank Jewish settlement

• Jun 30, 2016

Violence prompts Israel to ban Jews from Jerusalem holy site

Amid clashes with Palestinian rioters, police ban non-Muslims from site holy to both religions until end of Ramadan

• Jun 28, 2016

Official: Israel reaches reconciliation deal with Turkey

Israel has reached a reconciliation deal with Turkey to ​end a bitter six-year rift between the Mideast powers, an Israeli official says

• Jun 26, 2016

Israeli troops "mistakenly" kill Palestinian teen in car

Military says it will investigate troops' response to rioters throwing rocks at cars that left innocent 14-year-old dead

• Jun 21, 2016

2,000-year-old coin collection unearthed in Israel

Silver coins are stamped with the face of a king who ruled during era between the Old and New Testaments

• Jun 10, 2016

Israeli poll finds little support for Trump in Arab world

The poll surveyed people who live in Egypt and Saudi Arabia

• Jun 10, 2016

Israel retaliates after Palestinians' attack in Tel Aviv

83,000 Palestinians blocked from leaving territories during Muslim holy month after 2 gunmen open fire in Israeli market

• Jun 9, 2016

Gunmen carry out deadly terror attack in Tel Aviv

Palestinian gunmen open fire near popular open-air market in central Tel Aviv, police say

• Jun 8, 2016

Israel's inconsistent crackdown on multinational "fake CEO" scams

Major multinational companies like Kia Motors and Chanel bilked out of millions, and the godfather of "fake CEO" scams remains free

• Jun 7, 2016

Jesus' tomb renovated for first time in 200 years

Team of experts began historic renovation at the spot Christians believe Jesus was buried, overcoming longstanding religious rivalries

• Jun 6, 2016

Police recommend indicting Israeli PM's wife, local media reports

Sara Netanyahu had been investigated for misusing state funds and inflating household spending, the latest in a long string of accusations

• May 29, 2016

Contestants compete in Miss Trans Israel pageant

Ta'alin abu Hanna took home the crown

• May 27, 2016
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Israeli defense chief quits, says he can't trust Netanyahu

Moshe Yaalon says "extremist and dangerous elements have taken over Israel" in sharp rebuke of prime minister

• May 20, 2016

Divers find Roman-era shipwreck, ancient treasures

Some artifacts "are in an amazing state of preservation - as though they were cast yesterday rather than 1,600 years ago"

• May 17, 2016

Iran's Holocaust-mocking cartoon contest enrages Israel

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Iran is making fun of the genocide of Jews while simultaneously prepping another one

• May 15, 2016

Photos of the week - May 7-13, 2016

The most compelling images from the week's news, May 7-13, 2016

• May 14, 2016
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Syria blast kills key Assad ally, enemy of U.S. and Israel

Hezbollah's Mustafa Badreddine led group's effort to shore-up Syrian dictator, and was implicated in attack on U.S. embassy

• May 13, 2016

Iran tests missile capable of reaching Israel

Latest clear signal from Tehran that the nuclear deal reached with U.S. has its limits, and they will be pushed

• May 9, 2016

Netanyahu rebukes top Israeli general over Holocaust comment

A top Israeli general made comments appearing to liken the atmosphere in Israel to that of Nazi-era Germany

• May 8, 2016

Israel frees 12-year-old Palestinian girl prisoner

Dima al-Wawi is believed to be the youngest female Palestinian ever imprisoned; she allegedly admitted trying to stab settlement members

• Apr 24, 2016

Joe Biden acknowledges "overwhelming frustration" with Israeli government

The vice president spoke to advocacy group J Street on Monday night

• Apr 19, 2016

Jerusalem bus explosion was "terror attack," police say

Police say the bus that exploded was empty and the nearly two dozen injured happened to people nearby

• Apr 18, 2016

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