Children of 39-year-old Dafna Meir were at home at the time of the attack; IDF combing through area as residents of Otniel, the victim's settlement, are asked to remain inside.

Deal will ensure former prime minister serves forthcoming sentence concurrently with 18 months already dealt in Holyland case.

Tehran denies having a hand in Robert Levinson's disappearance almost nine years ago; his family is 'devastated' he is not among the prisoners released.

Israel’s Paz Oil Company, which supplies the Strip, blames bad weather, Palestinians call for additional pipeline.