Palestinians say the next Israeli government would not change much with respect to the Palestinian arena since both contenders agree on the key issues concerning the Palestinians including the annexation of parts of the West Bank

Poll indicates 61% of Palestinian public wants veteran leader to go; majority of Palestinians, especially in West Bank, do not see Iran as friend or ally, but most in both territories believe it capable of defeating Israel in a war

Siren heard in Gaza-border towns and in the city of Sderot; no known casualties or damage; Iron Dome reportedly activated; IDF says 'incident under investigation'

Blue and White leader says as head of largest party it is up to him to put together next government, says unity is the people's choice and vows to conduct careful and deliberate negotiations to achieve it ; Liberman calls on Netanyahu to end his 'political shticks and tricks'

Lebanese defense minister says investigations show UAVs - one carrying explosives - took off from gunboats in Mediterranean on Aug. 25 before one crashed on roof of Hezbollah media office in Beirut and the second came down nearby less than an hour later

Gantz's centrist party has 33 seats and Netanyau's right-wing Likud has 31 as Central Elections Committee tallies ballots from 'double envelopes', including votes cast by diplomats abroad, soldiers and hospital patients

Move comes after election results show neither center-left nor right can muster enough MKs to form clear majority bloc; with 96.5% of vote counted, Blue and White leads Likud by 2 seats; Gantz's party says PM trying to shift blame should country hold third elections

Questionable decisions such as increasing attacks on the judiciary and police came back to hurt Netanyahu in the latest campaign, while some considered his actions too polarizing and even racist

Security source says five killed, nine hurt in attack; Iranian-backed militias now taking precautionary measures due to ongoing strikes - preventing large gatherings and deploying heavy weapons at security sites

In addition to a low turnout of supporters and a more energized opposition Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu party managed to secure traditional supporters of the prime minister

U.S. president's comments come on the day he named former hostage negotiator Robert O'brien his national security adviser, replacing the ousted Iran-hawk John Bolton, prompting many to speculate that PM was left without allies in the White House

If Netanyahu - whose right-wing Likud is neck and neck with the centrist Blue and White - agrees to form unity government as demanded by the kingmaker Avigdor Liberman, PM might find himself under pressure to leave office soon after due to his legal woes

Liberman presses Rivlin to call for unity, saying president 'must take a far more active role in forming the coalition' and urging him to summon Netanyahu and Gantz; PM convenes right-wing parties in Jerusalem, winning their pledge to back him as prime minister, thwart Gantz coalition bid

Foreign Minister Katz is set to fly to New York on behalf of PM, which will mark the first time since 2010 that Netanyahu is not speaking at the event; move comes after his Likud party failed to muster enough votes in Tuesday's elections to form a coalition

Likud slips to 31 seats as Joint List looks set to take third place with 13; extremist Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) fails to muster enough votes to cross threshhold into next parliament

Ayman Odeh says his party could use unprecedented success in Tuesday elections as opportunity to draw world attention to what he says are injustices done to Israeli Arabs; Likud MK: Push for cameras at polling stations in minority areas hurt us

Staying true to his campaign promise so far, Yisrael Beytenu chief and likely kingmaker rejects a narrow coalition on both the left and the right, insisting on a non-religious agenda

Attention will now focus on President, Reuven Rivlin, who will choose the candidate he believes has the best chance of forming a stable coalition, but if that doesn?t work, new elections would be triggered yet again

As exit polls show neither center-left nor right-wing bloc able to muster majority, Likud leader refrains from making victory or concession speech, and lists his achievements of past decade as PM

Blue and White leader tells party activists in Tel Aviv that Netanyahu 'unsuccessful in his mission' as Israelis 'said no to incitement and division, and yes to unity. No to corruption and yes to integrity'

If predictions prove correct, faction will become third-largest party in next Knesset, even potentially becoming biggest opposition party should Likud and Blue and White form unity government

Yisrael Beytenu chair and apparent coalition kingmaker says after exit polls show no clear winner that he would 'highly recommend' such an option'; Netanyahu Likud ally: Party 'not satisfied' with outcome, Blue and White MK says exit polls show Netanyahu failed in second national vote

As exit polls indicate no clear winner, president says he will meet with party leaders once he 'receives clear picture of results, and as soon as possible'; vows to act 'in full coordination with the chairman of the Central Elections Committee'

Police say 69 investigations launched into allegations that include banned election propaganda, forgery, violence, public order violations and impersonating others; man arrested for daubing 'Nazi Bibi' on Tel Aviv promenade

All three main television channels predict that neither center-left nor right-wing bloc has enough seats to form a new government, leaving Yisrael Beytenu with its 8-10 as potential decider for who will be Israel's next prime minister

Central Elections Committee says the turnout by 8pm stood at 63.7%, higher than the amount of people who voted by the same time in the April 9 ballot when the turnout stood at 61.3%

Thousands of people fill up local malls offering special sales to boost revenue, as well as the country's sandy shores, parks and nature reserves as Israeli public takes advantages of the special day off as politicians battle it out for their vote

Amer Fakhoury is accused by authorities in his native Lebanon of working at a detention center run by Israeli-backed militia during Israel's 18-year occupation of south Lebanon; protestors demand the death penalty

PM slams the social network's actions as 'unjust' and 'disproportional' after it suspends the bot connected to Netanyahu's account for the second time within days; meanwhile Netanyahu takes to social media, warning of high voter turnout among Israel's Arabs

An end to the Netanyahu era would be unlikely to lead to a big change in policy on hotly disputed issues such as the peace process with the Palestinians that collapsed five years ago

Rebuffing claims over the non-combatant toll in Gaza, Israel said it forces exercised restraint while confronting guerrillas who operated in densely populated areas

President posts video on Facebook explaining his role in election proceedings as country goes to the polls for second time in months, says he will 'consider' granting extension to person tapped to form next coalition 'depending on the circumstances'

Political leaders turn out early to cast their votes on second Election Day of the year in Israel; voter turnout could play key role in deciding outcome of tight race

6,394,030 eligible Israeli voters will cast their ballots at 10,885 polling stations across the country, choosing between 29 parties and factions competing for seats in next 120-member parliament

Netanyahu tells Army Radio that he is 'taking care of our security on a 360 degree basis,' after U.S. points finger at Iran for drone strike claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen and that shook global market

Poll shows two thirds of Palestinians believe election results will have no or a negative impact for them and express concern about the outcome, which they say will have a direct and major effect on their daily lives and future aspirations for statehood

Operation part of joint investigation carried out with Defense Ministry department for security at weapons industries, nuclear and biological research centers and their military counterparts; details of case under gag order

Lawmakers Ahmad Tibi from the Joint List and Bezalel Smotrich from Yamina faction square up during an interview after the Arab politician refused to shake the transportation minister's hand over his wife's admission 3 years ago that she 'expelled' Arab obstetrician from delivery room

PM tells Army Radio if he is reelected in Tuesday, his government will apply Israeli sovereignty to areas in the largest Palestinian city populated with Jewish settlers; remarks come just days after Netanyahu said he'll annex the Jordan Valley

Former minister and presidential hopeful Chishimba Kambwili says Edgar Lungu used his presidential jet to courier narcotics and undeclared monies from Israel during historic 2017 visit, admits he has no facts to back up claims

Surveillance footage shows driver of one of the vehicles veering into the opposite lane as the other tries and fails to swerve clear, leaving the two massive trucks to crash head on at the side of the road

Turkey and Israel have long been at odds over Israel's policy towards the Palestinians and had expelled each other's top diplomats last year after douzens of Palestinian rioters were killed by Israeli forces on the Gaza border

PM takes ministers out of Jerusalem to highlight pledge to annex parts of West Bank if he prevails in Tuesday elections, says Trump plan for new defense treaty 'adds another layer of deterrence' for IDF

The first rain of the season falls in the north and some central parts of Israel with the rainy weather expected to intensify throughout the day

The athlete, who currently resides and trains in Germany, recalls the dramatic chain of events that lead to him losing the recent competition on purpose and his escape

In an exclusive interview with Ynet, Netanyahu says those who claim the potential U.S.-Israel defense treaty wouldn't be financially viable 'don't know what they're taking about'; adds he'd sit with Arab ministers in his government as long as they're not Ahmad Tibi or Ayman Odeh

'What proof?' demands Ukraine-born Paula Barkan, who along with Beri Rozenberg, originally from Latvia, are protesting increasingly strident demands from the Rabbinate that has control over Jewish life in Israel; demands that even include DNA testing

Hundreds of former members of the militia had fled to Israel, fearing reprisals, while others stayed receiving lenient sentences, but on Thursday, in a sit-in in Beirut protesting against Fakhoury, he was called ?the butcher of Khiam? that should be put on trial

With just days before Israeli citizens go to the polls for the second time this year, we checked who will benefit most from high or low voter turnouts, how Arab voters affect the results and more

The Russian president refers to the upcoming elections, emphasizing importance to maintain relations between the countries; Netanyahu focuses on rising Iranian aggression

Palestinian AG says 'honor killing' not a factor in death of Israa Ghrayeb, a makeup artist from Bethlehem area, who died last month after being hospitalized with severe wounds; women's rights activists suspect male relatives beat her over video showing with a man who had proposed

Lt. Col. M. to be given top citation alongside comrades in Khan Yunis raid, including the officer who accidentally shot him, as well as soldiers who went into Gaza to retrieve them when firefight broke out with Hamas men

The social network says it had suspended the bot connected to the prime minister account for 24 hours after an inflammatory post, allegedly unauthorized, claiming 'all Arabs want to destroy us' appeared on his page

Politico says devices that mimicked cell phone towers also placed in other 'senstive locations' around Washington; Israeli officials vehemently deny claims, calling report 'blatant lie'

Speaking ahead of his flight to Russia, the prime minister says Israel will embark on a widescale campaign in Gaza but it will not happen until the country is ready; 'I don't base my policy on tweets,' he says

The latest statistics, obtained by Israeli human rights group, reveal there has been 60% increase in settlement construction in the first 2 years of Trump's presidency, with 21,834 building permits issued to Jewish residents and only 9,536 to Palestinians

Moscow says implementation of plan could lead to a 'sharp escalation of tensions in the region (and) undermine hopes for the establishment of long-awaited peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors,' highlights 'sharp negative reaction' in Arab world

Iranian envoy to IAEA Kazem Gharibabadi tells UN atomic watchdog that statements by then-American NSA John Bolton 'as well as the show played by the Israeli regime Prime Minister, all-in-all indicate that a joint project is underway'

The PM's pledge was unanimously condemned by Arab leaders, and annexation would establish a permanent buffer along the border with Jordan, leaving Palestinians with only isolated enclaves, but most Israelis believe any peace deal should include some control of the area for security reasons

Security forces say Neria Zarug of the settlement of Yitzhar is a violent extremist who attacked both Palestinians and Border Police; consequently, he is barred from entering Samaria region for three months

PM's wife Sara Netanyahu and American Ambassador David Friedman inaugurate new art installation at memorial ceremony to mark 18th anniversary of Sepetmber 11 attacks

Netanyahu comes under fire after presentation of plans to annex Jordan Valley if he wins next week's elections, Arab leaders deem it 'aggression' undermining chances of peace settlement with Palestinians

IDF says at least three launches detected as sirens sound in Yad Mordechai and Nativ HaAsara, troops respond with tank fire at Hamas military posts; no injuries reported

The law states that members of the local election committees in the various polling stations, will be allowed to visually record voters as they are identified and allowed to approach the voting booths

According to Liberman, low voter turnout will ensure Netanyahu's victory and he will be stopped only if the Israeli public is concerned enough about an extreme right-wing and religious government to show up at the polls

World leaders are denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s call to annex parts of the West Bank with claims it would be would be devastating to the very essence of a two-state solution

Rocket fire at the cities further away from the strip is unusual while the Gaza factions have been trying to avoid provoking Israel into broader action against the terror groups

IDF says 2 of the rockets fired by Gaza militants intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system as the city of Ashkelon orders to open all public bomb shelters

Couple travelling with woman were robbed by the four men in attack at lodge in Mpumalanga province, some 120km from Kruger National Park; victim already back in Israel as police launch manhunt for perpetrators

The president says him and John Bolton 'disagreed strongly' on many issues and he will name a new candidate for his position sometime next week; Bolton was Trump's third national security adviser

The prime minister says it would be a 'historic move' if Israel was to apply its sovereignty over the disputed territory in the West Bank; adds other Israeli settlements will follow if his Likud party would emerge victorious after September 17 elections

Telegrass founder Dov Amos Silver greeted with cheers and applause as he appears in Lod District Court to face multiple charges; suspect to remain in custody until end of legal proceedings

According to a poll conducted by HOT media company, the ruling Likud would receive 33 Knesset seats over Blue and White party's 32, while the Joint List - political alliance of the main Arab-dominated parties - would be the third most dominant faction with 10 seats

NSO says it will evaluate its sales process and contractually oblige customers to limit the use of its products to the prevention and investigation of serious crimes, while ensuring that they are not used to violate human rights

Zarif says prime minister and his team 'just want a war' and posts images of 1986 British report on Israeli atomic program, but does not offer explanation for site mentioned by PM

Compared to images of the same compound taken a day earlier, the photos show that the four depots - suspected of housing a delivery of precision missiles - were carefully selected as targets, with other facilities nearby untouched

PM says facility was discovered in trove of Iranian documents Israel previously obtained and released publicly last year, but Tehran destroyed the site when it realized it had been uncovered

The Beit Tefilah organization is to host Shabbat services at the Colosseum building on beachfront Atarim Square, which until recently was home to notorious Pussycat club

The contentious bill, meant to place video cameras in voting stations Israel's election next week, falters in committee and will not go for vote in Knesset plenum; bill was heavily criticized for discriminating against Arab voters

Party scion says Likud members have displayed 'arrogant, conceited, rude and flagrant behavior,' and warns that politicians 'can't continue to behave like that and still expect a reward'

Syrian opposition activists claim at least 18 people were killed when unidentified aircraft struck targets in the town of Al Bukamal in eastern Syria belonging to pro-Iranian militias in an area where Iran is building its biggest military base in the country to day

The Iran-backed terror group claims an Israeli UAV was 'confronted' in the Lebanese border town of Ramyah and is now in possession of Hezbollah's militants; the incident comes just 2 weeks after another drone attack in Beirut, which sparked a flare-up between the 2 sides

Netanyahu misspoke at Sunday cabinet meeting, referring to his British counterpart Boris Johnson as the former Russian president, but recording later released had dubbed over the gaffe

Sefy Bililin says Kiryat Gat municipality placed her three-year-old in all-black kindergarten located next to facility to which she had applied, but which turned out to be for white children only

Barak, brother of one of the victims claims the attack was an act of terror adding the Arab group asked if the students were Israelis and when they said they were, began attacking them savagely

The IAEA has likened its work to nuclear accounting, patiently combing through countries' statements on their nuclear activities and materials while the process of seeking an explanation from Iran has lasted two months

The law would let cameras into polling stations next week as Netanyahu makes voter fraud a key election issue; critics of the bill, among which are Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and President Rivlin, call it voter intimidation, say it targets Arab community

Activists holding demonstration in Tel Aviv to demand release of Avera Mengistu, who has been held in Gaza since 2014; 'The pain is the same pain that has been with us for five years,' says his brother

80-year-old uploads tear-filed video to Facebook asking Netanyahu and Deri let his houseguests, currently being jailed before expulsion, remain; 'I can't live without her,' he says, 'I suffered at the hands of the Nazis, I have seen enough of these fences'

Dr. Amin Mansour, who has a large clientele among Russian-speaking Israelis due to his knowledge of the language, says it's his 'duty as a physician' to treat anyone in need regardless of their background after father and son were stabbed outside his clinic

The 17-year-old was seriously wounded, and his elderly father was lightly hurt when a 15-year-old local teen allegedly approached the two near the Palestinian town of Azzun asked whether they were Jewish, then stabbed them

Rocket, which came after two Palestinian teens were reported killed by IDF troops earlier in the day, causes brush fire in open area of city ; two women treated for shock

Israeli military says troops on border were faced with more than 6,000 protesters during weekly 'March of Return' demonstrations along fence, some throwing explosive devices, firebombs; UN envoy condemns deaths, calls for Israel to limit use of lethal force

Iran's atomic energy agency was to make an announcement on Saturday detailing its next step, which President Hassan Rouhani described as highly significant, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency and other Iranian media

PM says he cannot tell the American president who he can or cannot meet with, but that the two are in agreement on the issue of the Iranian nuclear deal

Though the meeting was initiated by MK Zohar, he claims it was sanctioned by the prime minister, still Likud issued a denial saying Noam was not offered anything to drop out of the race

Greenblat advocated for decisions to relocate the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights -- moves that drew skepticism from Palestinians and Arab nations

Israel Katz claims there's no chance for Netanyahu to be replaced as Likud leader in a 'democratic way' and lends his support for U.S.-Israel defense alliance in a fight against Iranian missile enterprise and nuclear ambitions

Northern city engulfed in heavy smoke as some 18 firefighting teams dispatched to area of warehouse holding 80 tons of oil to douse flames, prevent fire from spreading to nearby facilities

PM says he will raise Iranian nuclear ambitions in talks with British counterpart, American defense secretary, calls on world leaders to shun Tehran regime after Trump says he is open to meeting with Rouhani at UN General Assembly this month; Johnson tells Netanyahu that he wants to discuss the Two State Solution

Ankara may reopen route for migrants into Europe if it does not receive adequate international support for plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria

Justice Melcer calls on MKs not to push for legislation to install cameras in polls and respect AG's position, saying that 'lately they haven't been listening to him'; 'the issue of cameras in polls needs to be legislated, but only after elections, not shortly before' - Melcer

The prime minister says it's the time to increase pressure on the Islamic Republic rather than hold talks after Iran claimed it will begin developing centrifuges to speed up the enrichment of uranium which can produce fuel for atomic bomb

Turkish president claims the Jewish state 'scares' other nations with its unconfirmed nuclear arsenal and Ankara, currently banned from developing such weapons, should be granted the same protection

The man, who suffers from stage 4 cancer, had to import cannabis oil from abroad due to nationwide shortage in medical cannabis and is now deprived of the only efficient treatment for his symptoms following police crackdown; 'He is a sick man, not a criminal' says daughter

'We are not here to disinherit anyone, but no one will disinherit us," says PM, soon after Knesset Speaker, Culture Minister call for annexation of the West Bank and enhancement of the settlement in the city

Blue and White leader tells supporters that his unity government would not include small sectorial parties who have 'extorted' earlier prime ministers, likely referring to ultra-Orthodox politicians whom he has previously criticized

Paratrooper company commander who called a subordinate of Ethiopian origin a racist slur faces threefold consequences: Discharge from the army, a fine of NIS 18,000 and a written apology

New report illustrates local residents' vulnerability in event of attack, while plans to fortify residential buildings and build bomb shelters were put on hold; Liberman slams stalling of protection plan he devised, calling it 'madness'

Al Liwaa daily says Iranian-backed group rejected the offer, which included proposal for end to IDF strikes on against Hezbollah operatives in Syria in return for quiet on Lebanese border

Islamic Republic announces terms for compliance to 2015 internationally brokered agreement abandoned by Trump; Paris reportedly proposing billions of dollars in credit lines to save deal

IDF claims the Iran-backed terror group had been bringing specialized equipment to a weapons factory in the Bekaa Valley in an effort to set up a production line for precision-guidance missiles, hinting at further Israeli attacks in the area

Fox News reports the Islamic Republic is expected to move thousands of its troops into the compound, located near the border with Iraq not far from U.S. army posts, once construction is fully completed in few months' time

Ismail Ajjawi, 17-year-old Palestinian refugee living in Lebanon, had been denied entry two weeks ago at an airport in Boston after U.S. authorities found politically charged posts on his friend's social media

22-year-old American-Israeli Pinchas Menachem Prezuazman was killed in Ashdod during Gaza escalation in May, when terror groups fired 700 projectiles at southern Israel

Ministry DG says Rafi Peretz has no authority to implement his plan to approve new hiking routes in the West Bank, as decision lies with civil servants, professional security personnel

With massive budget cuts and diminshed roles, members of Israel's diplomatic corps are seeking funding from Jews in their host nations so that they can travel to other locations and even attend policy meetings

FM and team of jurists embark on round of talks in Switzerland to find solution to law that would allow Israeli diplomats and military officers to be hauled in for questioning over allegations of war crimes

Head of Lebanon terror group says in televised address that the new focus would be on targeting Israeli drones that enter Lebanon's airspace, and this would be handled by fighters in the field

As tensions flare with Hezbollah in Lebanon, municipal heads slam government's indifference, demand it 'wakes up' to reality of entire area of the population without adequate bomb shelters