16 detained; minor scuffles as police try to remove demonstrators at junction; trains bypass Tel Aviv stations due to rallies, reservists briefly block Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway

Secretary of defense tells House lawmakers Iranian nuclear program has seen 'remarkable' progress, as UN watchdog says it has enriched uranium to near weapons-grade

Tel Aviv University award goes to scholars researching array of historical subjects, including dust in ancient dental plaque, interfaith rifts after Holocaust

Law enforcement officials say two minors among suspects held in connection with mob violence in Palestinian town on suspicion of assault, arson, rioting

Eylon Levy, international media adviser to President Isaac Herzog, finds ostracon at Tel Lachish with the first-ever reference in Israel to the name of Persian king Darius I

Idris Akasheh, 19, shot seven times in his bed as he cried out for his mother; police believe attack may have been revenge for January hit on member of Jarushi crime family

Letter declares president's efforts to mediate talks with opposition on government's proposals have failed; signatories vow to use 'all legal and democratic means' to fight plan

Tear gas also fired at crowds blocking Ayalon Highway, with several reported wounded; police use water cannons, horses in bid to break up rally