Bonfires appear across country on Lag B'Omer eve; fire departments prepare for possibility that flames will spread out of control; earlier Saturday, country saw many heat-wave-induced fires

Police arrest parents of 14-year-old who wrote on Police Facebook page that his parents abuse him; parents say they beat son 'in order to educate him'

Domestic issues take center stage as Knesset opens summer session. 'It is difficult for a sitting PM to deal with someone who has already said he would like to be PM,' political scientist says

Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem releases video documenting Grads fired on Israel's southernmost city; 'cardboard dome will not protect you,' caption says

Police sign plea bargain with Gamliel Vazanni, who physically assaulted 65-year-old man; Internal Security minister, police chief recently stated that attackers of elderly will face harsh punishment

After vowing to make firearm ownership regulations top priority, US president meets congressional resistance. Father of Connecticut shooting victim, who lost 7-year-old son says, 'our hearts are broken…our spirit is not'

Man arrested for alleged attempt to send US president, Mississippi senator poisonous packages. FBI say no indication of connection between letters, Boston Marathon bombing

Rocket explodes in open area in Sdot Negev Regional Council; no injuries reported; Israeli aircraft retaliate with attacks on terror facility, arms cache in southern Strip