At site of four churches demolished by Islamic State, Francis laments 'barbarous blow' of extremism in the 'cradle of civilization'

Industry organization assesses that many eateries will only restart operations in coming 2 weeks, or even after Passover, due to difficulty finding employees

FM Ernesto Araujo and president's son Eduardo Bolsonaro holding meetings, including with Netanyahu at Prime Minister's Office; won't have to quarantine

Israeli military denies involvement, calls it an 'internal incident'; Hamas says it is investigating

Only 175 of the 6,095 coronavirus patients hospitalized in serious or critical condition since the start of Israel's vaccination campaign have received a second shot

Travelers will no longer be required to quarantine at state-run hotels, can stay at home instead; up to 3,000 a day to be allowed in; list of departure points increases

'I'll do everything needed for a change of government,' Yesh Atid head says. If PM is reelected, he'll make Israel an 'illiberal democracy, somewhere between Hungary and Turkey'

US Secretary of State Blinken accuses Jewish tycoon of corruption, undermining democracy

710 patients hospitalized in serious condition, 25% under the age of 50; total infections since start of pandemic near 800,000

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef attacks Reform Judaism following High Court ruling recognizing conversions; says marriages to converts are invalid

Ashraf Khatib shot while sitting in his car, rushed to hospital in unstable condition; interior minister says attack crosses 'a red line'

Mendy Axelrod arranges a ventilator, private care for an Israeli visitor with severe COVID-19, and a delivery of much-needed matzah on a plane from Israel sent to take him home

Measure awaits final approval from House next week; provides direct payments of $1,400 for most Americans, extends emergency unemployment benefits

New Hope leader claims PM ‘afraid of making decisions,’ Haredi parties ‘forced paralysis’ by refusing compromise that could have prevented High Court ruling recognizing converts

On Sunday, much of the economy reopens, including restaurants, cafes, hotels, event venues and tourist attractions