Organizing committee behind weekly border protestssays it wishes to support mediation efforts led by Egypt for long-term calm with Israel

People are jailed in cellars of houses, a network of informers has destroyed trust between people and hundreds of thousands have fled. A rare visit to the ‘North Korea of Africa’

In the final days before the election, Netanyahu pulled from his hat some impressive diplomatic coups, while presiding over an unusually ugly campaign rife with trashy video clips. It seems to have paid off

In the past 20 years, some 600,000 new immigrants came to Israel – principally from Russia, France and North America. They may be the real reason that the country's politics is now fixed on the right

Asked who they believe would form a governing coalition, 58 percent of respondents in a Channel 12 poll answered Netanyahu

Hifter's move amid mediation efforts sparks fears of major showdown with UN-backed government, rival militias in country split since 2011 toppling of Gadhafi