Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, in the area at the time, assists in administering emergency medical care to the wounded before they are taken to hospital

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman advises US and Saudi Arabia against going forward with prospective normalization agreement with Israel as long as far-right elements in power

Father of one of five suspects calls on embassy, foreign ministry to intervene; Suspects held in custody in Ayia Napa pending DNA test results;

Jerusalem maintains discrete channels of communication with parties interested in improving relations between the two countries but world's largest Muslim country wary of potential blowback, making it more probable Jakarta will follow Saudi Arabia's lead rather than act unilaterally

No peace prospect between Israelis and Palestinians is currently on the table, but much will depend on how political uncertainty in the Palestinian arena plays out

African dictatorship's Information Ministry charges intel agencies sponsored violence between Eritrean regime supporters and opponents, promising to expose 'lies about Eritrean refugees'

Due to inclement weather, Emirates flight from Dubai to Singapore lands unexpectedly in Malaysia, with which Israel has no diplomatic ties, and resumes journey after 5-hour wait on tarmac

'In a territory where two people are judged under two legal systems, that is an apartheid state,' Tamir Pardo says; Likud rejects claim, says Israel, faced with constant terrorism is most moral