Agreement was enabled following understandings the sides reached some 10 days ago about Hamas activities in Turkey. Israeli official: Turkey vowed to help secure return of Israeli citizens, soldiers' remains from Gaza.

Yonatan Heilo, 29, was repeatedly raped and abused by his tormentor until finally killing him. 'He acted as he did out of certainty that he was going to be raped once again,' his attorney writes to President Rivlin.

Birthright's first cohort of American participants are in Israel, earning college credits through classes at Ben Gurion University and Interdisciplinary Center.

Zachary Confino accuses York University of doing little to address the abuse on campus, where he says he was called a 'Jewish prick' and an 'Israeli twat.'

Close relationship is of supreme strategic importance to Israel and Turkey, and Israel could have ended the crisis six years ago.

Finance Ministry to step in after dispute led company charged with paying survivors to withhold funds since 2015; Knesset to discuss bill ensuring gov't transfer of money.

Opponents say that even pared-back version of controversial legislation will tarnish Israel’s image.

Russian trade restrictions were placed on Turkey after the incident, and Putin has said they would not be lifted unless an apology was forthcoming.