Hezbollah faces near daily attacks launched from the Syria border by IS and Nusra Front, while jihadi recruitment in impoverished Sunni areas of northern Lebanon is on the rise.

Facebook's recent acquisition of an Israeli startup has led its two creators to an ambitious new project in the third world.

Following Minister Gideon Sa'ar's departure from politics, Netanyahu has moved for quick internal elections, striking deal with Likud strongman Israel Katz.

Despite past Israeli reluctance to call 'price tag' attacks 'terror', President Rivlin says 'burning holy places of worship is terror and it needs to be taken care of like terror.'

Hatnua and Yesh Atid to form 25-MK bloc on diplomatic front, as well as matters of religion and state, in which they will also be joined by Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu.

After DC talks with counterpart Hagel, defense minister questions Iran's need for any centrifuges, says Turkey backing Hamas,

Yuval Tal-Nir was on the trip of a lifetime to Peru when he and Shir Behar lost their lives in a tragic rafting accident; his family remember a talented, clever and creative young man, who planned to become a doctor.

Probe to also look into Hamas' storage of weapons in UN schools; independent UN inquiry to be on top of ongoing IDF criminal investigations.