A shadowy Israeli billionaire who made his fortune in the insular world of diamonds has suddenly found his empire in jeopardy after close associates were busted in a massive smuggling ring and an employee mysteriously plummeted to her death from his high-rise Tel Aviv office building.
Palestinian terror groups in Gaza reportedly have agreed to commit to a cease-fire of hostilities that have seen more than 400 rockets bombard southern Israel in a 25-hour period.
In a recorded statement sent out in the final hour of the campaign, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls on Jerusalemites who have not voted to support Ze’ev Elkin.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that Ankara would break diplomatic ties with Israel if the United States recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
A fraught day in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bureau over the latest Sabbath crisis ended with the Likud and the ultra-Orthodox parties striking a compromise that will keep the coalition intact, Israel Hayom reported.
Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has informed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he intends to resign Sunday in protest at railway works scheduled to take place over the Shabbath.
