Eli Ashkenazi

Despite unseasonable rain and thunderstorms, some 200,000 people took part in traditional holiday festivities at Israel's kibbutzim, while thousands visited the beaches of the Kinneret.

The IDF closes Mount Hermon's upper cable car for visitors and notifies UN peacekeeping force of the incident.

Vandals claim to be avenging Eviatar Borovsky, who was stabbed last month by a Palestinian; in separate incident, racist slogans sprayed on door of Arab students' apartment.

After taking pictures of the amphibian, the children returned it to the wild hoping it would spawn a new generation of Eastern Spadefoot.

Freedom of expression, public's right to know outweigh protection of a public figure's reputation, judge rules.

The IDF said it was most likely an errant shell fired by one of the sides battling in Syria.

Iron Dome deployed, airspace closed; security cabinet sends reassuring messages to Damascus.

An Arab family whose cars were set on fire in an apparently racist attack must pay the fire department NIS 1,500 to cover the cost of extinguishing the blaze.

Precedent-setting ruling could have major implications for labor relationships in privatized kibbutzim.

Court accepts claim that off-shore facility does not benefit from any municipal services and therefore can’t be assessed for property tax from city of Hadera.

Some 300,000 Jewish pilgrims making their way to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai get stuck in traffic jams.

Firefighters also battling brush-fires caused by the hot and dry weather during Lag Ba'Omer holiday.

Police ask public to show caution and vigilance when lighting bonfires to celebrate the holiday; between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors expected Sunday at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.

President Shimon Peres, who attended the opening ceremony, said the industrial park represents a step forward for Israeli Arab economic opportunity.

Police suspect this act of vandalism is related to an attack of a town resident last week by Safed youth in response to his meeting with a girl from Safed. 'Leave our girls alone,' vandals write on nearby wall.

The works, mostly found in kibbutzim and government buildings, celebrate the physical labor of Israel's pioneers.

'A sense of grief or frustration in the face of the harsh consequences [of the accident] do not constitute grounds for detention', says judge who releases Jamal Abu Siam.

Yisrael Katz condemns the new finance minister's plans to suspend funding for two proposed northern rail lines, saying the move will do nothing to rein in the budget deficit but will do a great deal of harm to citizens in Israel's outlying areas.

Request follows distribution by Upper Nazareth mayor of booklet trumpeting Jewish demographic victory.

Researchers believe the impressive cone-shaped structure comprising large rocks, that was discovered a decade ago, was man-made and originally built on dry land.

Thousands attend funerals held for Riad Omar, 40, Dahash Amon, 17, Karim Dabbah, 18 and Abed al-Karim Dabbah, 18, who were buried in Dir al-Assad. The remaining two, Riad Darawshe, 40, and his nephew Ahmed Darawshe, 19, were buried in Iksal.

Police say accident occurred after truck driver apparently lost control of vehicle and slammed into cars and pedestrians at an intersection,

The price hike essentially means only rich animal owners will be able to get their hands on the pricey antivenom for snake bites.

The strike near the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya came after militants in the Gaza Strip fired two mortar shells at the western Negev earlier on Tuesday.

Police appeals two cases already thrown out by Safed Magistrate’s Court Judge Bassam Kandaleft.