Arrests come amid a diplomatic crisis between Beirut and the Gulf states, who have become increasingly dismayed by the Iran-backed terror group's influence over Lebanese politics

Shin Bet says 37-year-old Omri Goren Gorochovsky - who already served 4 prison sentences in the past - allegedly contacted Black Shadow and offered to install a virus on the defense chief's personal computer, taking pictures inside the house of various sensitive materials

Israeli businessman Moshe Hogeg and 7 others arrested for NIS hundreds of millions fraud in cryptocurrency and sex crimes; Hogeg denies all charges

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked says U.S. committed to the visa exemption process, following meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security; joint team to be established and begin work next January

74-year-old Jerusalem resident says she bleached and microwaved over 10,0000 shekels to disinfect them, following apparent advice from friend; central bank launches investigation, discourages doing so

A plane carrying more than 30 teenage players and their families touches ground in UK, escaping clutches of Taliban after Rabbi Moshe Margaretten, head of Tzedek Association, had reached out to reality TV for help to fund escape

Prof. Oded Goldreich — who was nominated for this year’s Israel Prize in mathematics and computer science — signed a petition with other fellow academics, calling to halt funding to Ariel University in the West Bank

Mordi and Natali Oknin are greeted by family and friends at airport after nearly two weeks in Turkish detention; Bennett and Lapid thank Turkish President Erdogan for his cooperation in securing their release