Police say man broke out of psychiatric hospital before arriving at busy Ashkelon Junction carrying a plastic pistol he used to threaten soldier and snatch her rifle; police source calls incident 'a tragic event taking place in the midst of a wave of terror'

Troops fire at Ghada Ibrahim Ali al-Sabateen, a widow and mother of six, near the Gush Etzion settlement cluster after she disregarded their repeated calls to stop, warning shots in the air; military confirms she was unarmed

Cabinet says within 60 days of establishment of dedicated team, a policy will be formulated and is going to include proposals for amendments to current legislation; PM says Israel holds families of terrorists with Israeli IDs accountable

Hundreds of mourners accompany childhood friends Tomer Morad andEytam Magini on their last journey in Kfar Saba; Barak Lufan was brought to burial in Kibbutz Ginosar where he was raised

After two years of pandemic-induced curbs and subsequent shuttering of churches around Israel, around 500 worshippers passed through the huge wooden doors of the historical house of prayer for the most important festival in the Christian calendar