Chief of staff says barrier, which includes hundreds of cameras, radars and other sensors is a game changer; Gantz tells Hamas reality in Strip can change after calm and the return of Israelis held by terror group

Palestinian women arrive at a Jerusalem border crossing carrying an infant who struggled to breathe and was unresponsive; quick-witted soldier hurries to provide child with life-saving treatment before he is taken to the hospital

Mediterranean port is main harbor through which food and crucial supplies flow into the war-torn country, and is close to Russia's main airbase of Hmeimim

Ismail Ziada accuses Benny Gantz of committing war crimes during the 2014 Gaza war as IDF chief of staff, blaming him and another former senior Israeli military official for an airstrike that killed six of his relatives

Gulf state currently has a Friday-Saturday weekend due to Friday being a holiday in many predominantly Muslim countries, but the government is certain the move will facilitate stronger international business links and opportunities

Locals describe a reality redolent of a war zone, with constant gunfire ringing out throughout their neighborhoods and an endless spate of burglaries and robberies as the government fails to crack down on organized crime

Review panel finds failures in scanning of staff with access to inner circle of officials guarded by the Shin Bet, and additional failure to identify the earlier mistake; agency chief says probe offered opportunity for improved processes

Holding signs and flying Israeli flags, protesters call to topple government for promoting several pieces of legislation they deem 'dangerous' to Israel's Jewish character