At least five rockets were fired Sunday morning from Lebanon at Israel. One of the rockets landed west of Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli city near the Lebanese border.

Palestinian injuries reported in Silwad, Bilin protests; IDF: Protesters hurled rocks at soldiers who used crowd dispersal means.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed the Iron Dome rocket defense system in Ashdod, Beersheba and Sderot after two rockets launched from Gaza landed near Ashkelon early Thursday.

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has called on US President Barack Obama to commute the sentence of Jonathan Pollard and secure his release during this holiday period.

As a result of the killing Tuesday of an Israeli civilian on the Israeli-Gaza border by a sniper from Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) retaliated and targeted terror sites in the Gaza Strip.

A tragedy was prevented Sunday in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, when a bomb exploded in a bus in the city, shortly after the passengers were evacuated after it was spotted.

A 22-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by the fence near Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. One source said the man was there trying to catch birds.

Russian president's gesture seen to ease critics of human rights record; oil tycoon jailed since 2003 on fraud, tax evasion charges.

Netanyahu says migrants moved to ''Holot'' detention center can ''either stay there, or return to their countries.''

Shapira highlights the disproportionate negative impact that the storm had on the poorer sectors of society.