During an Independence Day speech in Herzliya, defense minister says that Israel must prepare for he possibility of striking the Iranian nuclear program on its own, warns Tehran's drive for nukes could end in disaster

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has announced he will visit the Gaza Strip at the end of May.

Witnesses say explosions hit marathon as runners crossed the finish line injuring an unknown number of people.

Israelis transitioned from sadness to jubilation Monday night as they ushered in its 65th anniversary of independence.

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu pledged his gratitude to Israel’s fallen soldiers at the start of Sunday’s weekly cabinet meeting, which coincided with the country’s annual Yom Hazikaron commemoration, as he insisted that “we are here thanks to Israel’s fighters who joined the struggle for our existence”.

At Remembrance Day ceremony in J'lem, Prime Minister Netanyahu says ''only a strong defense force can ensure that we will not be harmed''; relates to families of fallen soldiers through his own personal loss.

The leaders of the EU’s main institutions failed to respond Monday to news of the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s apparent implosion, after it was confirmed that Prime Minister Salam Fayyad had submitted his resignation.

In exclusive interview to 'Post' Peres says because of Oslo there is a Palestinian peace camp; calls for Israel to be the initiator to end the conflict: ''Playing hard to get is not a good political plan.''

Turkish police uncovered and foiled a plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, the Turkish media reported.

Series of murders have profoundly shaken a country that believed it had learned the lessons of its past.