No casualties were reported in the incidents ■ Police believe the explosive devices were meant to detonate on Friday morning

The storm is set to bring freezing temperatures to the region over the weekend, but heavy snowfall is expected only on Mount Hermon, Israel's highest peak in the northern Golan Heights

Legendary cartoonists Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco – one created 'Maus,' the other 'Palestine' – have come out with a short comic on Israel's war in Gaza

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli who moved to Canada embraces a life with less stress, and another Israeli adjusts to life on the ground after working as a flight attendant for years

HOSTAGE RELEASE: Hamas says bodies of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas and Oded Lifshitz to be returned Thursday ■ GAZA: IDF says its forces in Gaza struck 'suspects who approached forces' in two incidents ■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE TALKS: Top Israeli government official slams security chiefs for 'giving in to Hamas demands' in Gaza talks; six living hostages to return Saturday ■ LEBANON: Israeli army says it struck weapons belonging to ousted Assad regime in southern Syria

Michael Brizon, known as B. Michael, penned opinion pieces for two decades. 'He was devoted to his writing, a rare trait in Israeli journalism. If he wrote something, it had to be exactly as he intended, without concessions,' said a fellow writer and satirist

Yagil Levy, a leading Israeli scholar of military-civilian relations, was invited to speak in southern Israel. After it was discovered that he had signed a petition to cut support for Israel, the host venue scrapped the event, stating they preferred not to host anything 'controversial'

Behind the campaign to derail the hostage deal, there's an attempt to rewrite the relationship between the state and its citizens