Plane engine believed to have burst into flames as the aircraft was taking off from Haifa airport.

Judge calls former policy intrinsic breach of foreign workers' rights; the policy mandated that foreign workers must leave the country after their baby is born, and can only return without the child.

Attorney General informs Foreign Minister he may indict him after a hearing; Netanyahu throws support behind Lieberman: May you prove your innocence.

PM mulling moves to stave off 'diplomatic tsunami' and rally U.S., EU and other Western countries against unilateral Palestinian move at UN.

Spanish Crown Prince Filipe de Bourbon and his wife Princess Letizia Ortiz started a 24-hour visit to Israel Monday by meeting President Shimon Peres.

PM also considering other moves in diplomatic initiative to rally U.S., EU and other Western countries against unilateral Palestinian move at UN.

Since the murder of five members of the Fogel family last month, IDF and Shin Bet forces arrested dozens of Palestinian suspects from the nearby village of Awarta.

Hamas official makes rare direct appeal to Israel, calling for a halt to the fighting during an Israel Radio interview he gave in Hebrew.

Israel on Sunday urged its citizens and foreign Jews to exercise special caution against possible terrorist attack when travelling over the Passover holiday as tensions in the Gaza Strip rise.

Attorney General to announce indictment against foreign minister on charges of fraud, money laundering, and breach of trust; Lieberman to be granted right to a hearing before indictment is filed.