Hundreds of people were treated by Magen David Adom during the holiday. Most of them suffered injuries and dehydration due to the fast and the hot weather. Despite the tension it was relatively quiet in Jerusalem, with only a number of cases of stone throwing and arson....

Summary of Yom Kippur news – ‘Wall Street Journal’ posts satellite images showing that Russia is constructing two additional bases in Latakia, Syria. The Pope on a historic visit to the US; Abu Mazen meets Hollande in France and warns of a third intifada....

Public Security Minister Erdan told Hirsch he is forced to withdraw his candidacy for Police Commissioner because the process would take an “unknown number of weeks”. Erdan said Hirsch was subject to "a campaign of defamation and character assassination". Netanyahu: “Our appointment process is toug...