Fadi Eyadat

Viktor Vasiliev, 39, of Haifa pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting four women, some of whom he attacked more than once.

IDF chief-designate will challenge watchdog's conclusions in land case.

Alla Dahar, 19, was murdered while on vacation from her dentistry studies in Moldava.

Members of Moshav Amikam, home to chief of staff designate Yoav Galant, refused to take part in the commotion over Galant's land affair, as it played out in the State Comptroller's Office, the Turkel committee and the Defense Ministry.

Haifa's district court should dismiss a the NIS 2 million lawsuit brought by the partner of Haifa's fallen police chief, attorney general says.

Benny Hesse, 67, was shot Sunday at the entrance of his home.

Director of the Ashkenazi Hevra Kadisha, 67-year-old Benny Hesse, was shot Sunday at the entrance of his Haifa home.

Comments by Shas officials come a day after Tomer’s partner demanded that Eli Yishai leave a state memorial ceremony for the fire victims.

Comments come day after Ahuva Tomer's partner demands Eli Yishai be removed from ceremony for fire victims; Israel Police slams 'cynical and political' use of fire victims' memory by Shas.

Local council heads came to a last-minute agreement with the prime minister and the ministers of the interior and finance.

Agreement comes after late night meeting called by PM Netanyahu with finance and interior ministers and the Union of Local Authorities.

Nearly all of Israel's local authorities to begin open-ended strike Sunday morning - shutting down high schools, garbage collection, and the issuing of parking tickets among other services.

Nearly all of Israel's local authorities to begin open-ended strike Sunday morning - shutting down high schools, garbage collection, and the issuing of parking tickets among other services.

The five sisters have been identified as Solaria Bericoli and Rosanna Nawa from Italy, Ranya Hadad from Jordan, Savatorina Moscat from Malta and Iyam Abdo from Iraq. They had been living for the past few years at the Mount of Beatitudes Convent near Lake Kinneret.

Oren Korido was arrested two weeks ago for trying to solicit young boys to have sex with him over the Facebook social networking website.

Head of national firefighters' union called on members to sever ties with Fire and Rescue Service Commission in Interior Ministry, for failing to consult with firefighters over proposed reforms.

Nature and Parks Authority announces the reopening on hiking trails in the Carmel Hills region, which three weeks ago suffered Israel's worst-ever forest fire.

Firefighters quickly extinguish flames at Isfiya garbage dump; the Carmel wildfire, considered the worst in Israel's history, also allegedly began at a dump in the same town.

35-year-old Danny Hayat fought the flames that engulfed the bus carrying cadets to the evacuation of Damon Prison.

Danny Hayat was burned on 65 percent of his body after trying to rescue prison service cadets from burning bus; his death marks the 44th person killed in the blaze.

Fuel truck driver mistakenly attached tanker's hose to water intake nozzle, leading to 1,800 apartments, as well as the city's courthouse, fire and police stations having their water cut off.

Five people lightly injured in Tiberias after glass window is shattered by heavy winds; In the Negev, heavy sand storms impairing visibility cause traffic accident that leaves six people lightly injured.

Jalal Bisan, 29, from the mainly Druze village of Jatt in the Upper Galilee, left a wife and two children.