Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz marks first Passover in office in Seder with troops stationed on Gaza border; says he is 'hopeful' efforts to secure release of Hamas captives will soon come to fruition

Iranian website affiliated with governmnet says Tehran names senior diplomat as first ambassador to Cairo since Islamic Revolution

Lawmakers urge Israel's Arabs to avoid selling bread at main intersections during Passover holiday so as not to offend Jewish public

Foreign diplomats warn that if Netanyahu fails to present new peace plan soon, superpowers may officially endorse Palestinian state in 1967 border, with east Jerusalem as its capital

Police says synagogue on island of Corfu set on fire Monday night by unknown assailants. No injuries reported

Security forces shoot live ammunition, tear gas at hundreds of anti-government protesters staging a sit-in at city of Homs in effort to pressure President Bashar Assad to resign. 'They shot at everything, there was smoke everywhere,' says demonstrator

Gaza security forces exchange gunfire with Salafist suspects in murder of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni

Bashar Assad grants protestors' key demand, approves new law allowing right to peaceful protests. Earlier on Tuesday, Syrian security forces opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators in city of Homs. Witnesses reported four were killed