Defense Ministry holding off on settlement building approvals but will okay plans when timing is right, giving preference to projects in so-called blocs, says Israeli official

'I feel like crying from all the excitement, even more than when I won the medal -- just kidding,' says the gymnast after being doused with champagne outside Ben Gurion Airport

Full Green Pass will return, including for children; masks mandated outdoors in large crowds; work from home encouraged; vaccinated carers of infected young kids must quarantine

Jerusalem urges EU to reverse 'shameful' decision to send diplomat to ceremony for 'butcher of Tehran'; cites deadly attack on oil tanker, Ebrahim Raisi's human rights violations

Eyal Hulata and Jake Sullivan meet for first time, also discuss goodwill steps to Palestinians and PM's upcoming trip to Washington, the White House says

Suspect is charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder, stands accused of working for SS at the Sachsenhausen camp in 1942-1945

4.22 million have been reported dead but many were left out, say Hebrew University researchers, pointing to authoritarian regimes downplaying virus and others unable to keep track

'Incredible' wicker baskets, still containing fruit and grape seeds, discovered by marine archaeologist Frank Goddio's team in the submerged remains of Thonis-Heracleion