Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hit back at critics of his government’s decision to upgrade an institution in a disputed Jerusalem neighbourhood to university status.

Netanyahu slams Abbas for meeting ''terrorists trying to annihilate Israel,'' asserts Hamas would seize any territory Israel evacuates.

US secretary of defense nominee says accurate assessment of his record will demonstrate ''unequivocal, total support for Israel.''

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to extend last week’s completed border crossing with Egypt to Israel’s border with Syria, following a series of security alerts in recent months in an apparent spillover from the ongoing conflict in the beleaguered country.

US President Barack Obama is to nominate controversial Chuck Hagel as his next Defence Secretary, administration sources said.

American-made anti-tank, anti-aircraft missiles are seized near El-Arish ahead of smuggling into Gaza, reports say.

Bulgarian authorities confirmed Thursday they had identified one of three suspects wanted in connection with the July bomb attack on Israeli tourists in the Black Sea city of Burgas.

Newspaper's editorial board says prospective limited expansion of settlements does not preclude emergence of Palestinian state.

Newly translated interviews by MEMRI show Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi opposing two-state solution, saying ''Either [you accept] the Zionists and everything they want, or else it is war.''

The Vice-Chairman of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Essam el-Erian, declared that ''Israel will be erased within 10 years.''