48 years after the Six-Day War, documents released by the IDF paint a picture of the mounting tensions in the run-up to the war and the moments of triumph etched deeply in Israeli minds.

New guidelines clearly define dos and don'ts for soldiers using Facebook, Twitter and even Whatsapp, and leave little wriggle room.

Steinmeier also visits school on Israel's border with Gaza; visits come day after he warned that Israel's security is tied to the prosperity of Gaza.

Ceremony to take place next month, marking one year since the Gaza operation; decision made after bereaved families turned to defense minister, IDF chief demanding commemoration.

Israeli Embassy in Germany succeeded in having the exhibition cancelled claiming it had no connection with the celebration of the jubilee anniversary of Israeli-German relations.

Deputy FM Hotovely says reports linking Israel to spyware are 'baseless'; 'What is much more important is that we prevent a bad agreement where at the end of the day we find ourselves with a Iranian nuclear umbrella,' she says.

Applicants seeking a Spanish passport will have to prove blood relation to expelled Jews, as well as cultural ties to Spain, including a Spanish language test.

Agriculture minister orders indefinite closure of the Dabbah slaughterhouse following a Channel 2 report exposing cruel treatment of animals.