The heavy rains that fell left great damage. A major road collapsed, houses were filled with water, and cars sank. The flooding also reached Barzilai Hospital within the city....

Prime Minister Netanyahu landed in the US several hours before his scheduled meeting with President Obama. In their meeting, the two leaders will be focusing on Israels demand to increase the security assistance package and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....

A Palestinian female terrorist that tried to implement a terror attack with a knife at the Eliyahu Crossing was eliminated....

The recent leaks emanating from the White House ahead of Netanyahus visit indicate that President Obama has not yet decided whether to accommodate Netanayhu, or to try to topple him. The latter option seems more likely....

A Palestinian who approached security guards at the Eliyahu Crossing armed with a knife and did not respond to their calls for her to stop was shot to death. Among her belongings was a suicide note, in which she says goodbye to her family....

In October 2015, the Israeli shekel strengthened by about 1.4% against the dollar and by about 3.4% against the euro....

A Russian news agency reported that a deal has been signed between Russian and Iran for a delivery of S-300 missiles....

The recent stoning to death of a 19-year-old Afghan girl and the suicide of a 14-year-old Iranian child bride testify to the widespread gender apartheid across the Islamic world: “The women are treated as second class citizens.”...