In Nazi-occupied France, his Catholic polio-ridden mother hid his converted Jewish doctor father under the floorboards of their apartment and pretended they had divorced

Intelligence officer and three agents charged in Manhattan court with plot part of wider effort to also target dissidents in Canada and UAE; 3 defendants based in Iran

British Jewish leader says planned apology for antisemitic Synod of Oxford laws, which predated Church of England's creation by centuries, is 'better late than never'

Missing section of 8th-7th century BCE fortification puts in question narrative of 2 Kings in which conquering Babylonians 'tore down Jerusalem's walls on every side'

Salman Zarka, a Bedouin professor, is already on COVID-19 advisory panel; he served in IDF for 25 years and oversaw field hospital that treated Syrian civil war wounded

Israeli military releases location of alleged arms stockpile in central Lebanese town containing huge amount of explosives, in apparent attempt to 'name and shame' terror group

Ministers presented with predictions that serious COVID-19 cases could hit 1,000 in five weeks' time; patterns of serious illness similar to previous waves

Health Ministry proposal would once again limit access to some public venues; government prepares to set up rapid virus test sites across the country