Foreign Ministry source says 90% of matters being negotiated already agreed agreed; Interior Minister Shaked to travel to Washington next month to discuss matter with Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Clocks go back one hour at 2am on Sunday, giving Israelis more time to sleep; summer clock returns on March 25, a little over a week after the Jewish holiday of Purim

Vote ends around 3am on Thursday due to some 30,000 reservations by opposition parties, with budget still in need of being approved by plenum next month; budget presents an early test for the cross-partisan coalition government

Following announcement by Iranian FM that negotiations will resume by end of November, White House says decision to renew talks lays solely with EU powers, adding that 'alternatives' are considered if Tehran reneges commitments

Deputy secretary of state says in Senate hearing that host government must approve to open any diplomatic facility, including Jerusalem mission to serve Palestinians — which Israeli government objects to

Using state-of-the-art genetic genealogy technology, authorities finally identify 36-year-old Akram Bada’an after analysis traced his DNA to relatives back in Israel; investigation still ongoing to find perpetrator

Joint statement by 11 foreign ministries comes after Defense Ministry's planning forum approves tenders for some 3,000 new settler houses in the West Bank, a move that has drawn strong U.S. criticism