Israeli assessments were nearly identical, but Netanyahu decided to step up campaign in Lebanon, deeming the heavy cost worth paying, officials tell ToI

European trio sounds alarm over Tehran's 'capability to rapidly produce sufficient fissile material for multiple nuclear weapons,' says it must 'reverse its nuclear escalation'

Despite negative findings, study says educational content related to the Holocaust and Jewish history has improved since last report in 2016

Currency's value has dropped more than 10% since US election, while an energy crisis at home, exacerbated by sanctions, shutters schools and government offices amid cold winter

Debra Tice, whose son Austin was abducted during the early days of the Syrian civil war, appeals to Netanyahu to ensure no harm comes to him amid strikes on Assad's military assets

Louisiana man had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, reports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and notes danger to general public still low

Proposal would 'effectively prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state in any future arrangement,' states the Knesset's right-wing Land of Israel Caucus

Alice Jill Edwards calls hostage-taking 'war crime,' says she's hopeful for deal; pledges to speak to PA about sexual violence, and Israel about allegations of abusing detainees