Jack Khoury

Rebel leader tells Al-Arabiya news network that thousands of Iranian soldiers have arrived in Syria over the last several days in order to assist the regime.

In a written statement, Syrian President Bashar Assad tells his soldiers: 'You are the trustees of the people's values.'

NBC News reported rebels obtained some two dozen missiles, delivered through Turkey; rebel army denies report.

Israeli products are reaching Lebanon via indirect routes, bearing the brand names of American and European firms, and even firms from Dubai.

Some 200,000 people have fled Aleppo in the last two days of battles between the Assad regime and rebel forces, according to United Nations estimates.

Sergey Lavrov says beleaguered Syrian president can't be expected to hand over country to rebel hands; rights group says Assad forces using heavy arms in Syria's second largest city.

Activists claim Syrian forces indiscriminately using airborne attacks and heavy artillery in Syria’s second largest city.

Video released by the Beirut-based Al Mayadeen television shows Hezbollah operatives penetrating the Israel-Lebanon border and taking over the jeep of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.

Human rights NGO B'Tselem reported the incident to army authorities; IDF in response: film does not show the commander being violently assaulted.

Even as some officials initially denied any easing, Cairo's airport officials said seven Gazans were allowed into Egypt by dawn Monday without the usual restrictions.

Witness, Hussam Hussam, is a Lebanese citizen captured during takeover of intelligence headquarters in Damascus; says he has groundbreaking intelligence on the murder.

Report: Rebel army forms special unit trained to secure Syria's chemical weapon sites.

The bodies of Maor Harush and Elior Price from Acre, Itzik Kolangi and Amir Menashe from Petah Tikva and Kochava Shriki from Rishon Letzion were returned to Israel early Friday morning.

Mubarak's former right-hand man, who died Thursday, was one of the main mediators in the Gilad Shalit deal and often worked to calm violent clashes between Israel and Hamas.

Archaeologists believe warships docked there in the 2nd century B.C.E.

WATCH: Gunfire heard Sunday in several neighborhoods of the capital, protesters blocked roads to protest government offensives in those districts.

For the first time, member of Syria's diplomatic corps defects in protest of Assad regime; thus far only army generals, and defense officials have defected.

Despite admitting Jewish attacker's motive was never investigated.

Among those proposed for release is Karim Yunis, who, with his cousin, Maher Yunis, was convicted of involvement in the 1980 murder of a 20-year-old soldier, Avraham Blumberg.

Human rights groups hail resolution as unprecedented; European Parliament calls on Israel to withdraw government-approved plan to regulate Bedouin communities in Negev.

Initial reports blamed Mossad for the death of Kamel Ranaja; anonymous Hamas source says he was not linked to the organization's military wing or to Mahmoud al-Mabhouh who was assassinated in Dubai.

Manaf Tlass, son of former Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass, fled Syria two days ago.

Gag order places on the detention of Dr. Eyad Jamil al-Jawhari, who returned with a group of Druze students who had culminated their studies in Syrian universities.

Netanyahu says he will only support a replacement to the Tal Law if it includes service for Israeli Arab and Haredi men.