Clashes with police break out at funeral of man killed in police raid last week; police car pelted with stones at funeral; 22 civilians, 2 policemen wounded.

The ICC decision to launch an initial inquiry into claims of war crimes during last summer's fighting in Gaza does not mean there will be an investigation, the experts say.

'I hope to send a message that Japan will offer support in non-military fields to contribute to regional peace and stability,' says Abe.

Avraham Burg, once speaker of the Knesset and deputy president, is voting for the communist Hadash party in the next elections; in 20 years, he says, Israel will be in a confederation with Palestine or a fundamentalist religious republic.

In interview, former MK discusses Livni's persistent efforts to recruit him to her political party, says was approached by Labor several times to join before merger of two factions was conceived.

The Palestinian Authority has slim chance of an ICC investigation of Israel, and could even face its own probe, says international legal expert Sigall Horovitz; meanwhile, Israel should consider its own steps to avoid seeing its troops and leaders in the dock.

In exclusive interview, Lassana Bathily recalls how he bundled customers into cold storage rooms of the Hyper Cacher, while an armed terrorist was shooting hostages above their heads.

Sources tell As-Safir newspaper that 'attack will be answered with painful and unexpected response, but will not to drag us into all-out war.'