429,177 preschoolers, 148,774 first graders and 109,599 on last year of high school – these and others will start the fresh school year on Tuesday

Syrian opposition sources say ship left Latakia port, families of top regime members escape to Lebanon. Syrian information minister: If attacked, we'll defend ourselves

Abdullah Azzam Brigades took responsibility for rocket fire at Israel on Thursday, but also defies Hezbollah for backing Syrian regime. Al-Qaeda affiliated group also linked to rocket launches at Eilat

Suspect, who also serves as a kashrut supervisor, was arrested at Ben Gurion Airport just before returning to Brooklyn – where he had escaped one decade ago. ‘He was always surrounded by children,’ says one complainant

As Egypt's death toll rises to 638, mysterious bombing hits Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold, Israeli defense official insists 'Israel will continue in its non-involvement policy'

Day after bombing in Beirut's Dahiyeh quarter, president rejects Michel Suleiman's accusation that Israel was involved during press conference with UN's Ban Ki-moon

Handicapped cancer patient loses part of stipend after foreign national buys his identity, begins working under his name. Now National Insurance won't return his stipend despite prevalence of phenomenon

Yaakov Amidror meets with Susan Rice Tuesday at White House. Obama discusses possible international responses to Syrian crisis with Australia PM