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Obama to sign Enhance Security Cooperation Act, giving Israel more firepower and access to US spy satellite images.

Romney, who doubted London's readiness to host the Olympics a day earlier, now says he expects the Games to be highly successful.

Gaza's Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh meets Egypt's intelligence chief ahead of talks with new president Mohammed Mursi.

Tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate following series of accusations from both camps.

A security company has found a piece of code in the Madi malware which could indicate a link with the highly-complex, cyber weapon known as Flame.

A week after command and control servers were shut down, a new and improved version of the Madi malware has returned.

Three remaining gates on Turkey-Syria border blocked in attempt to stop commercial traffic.

Candid Camera-type prank backfires as angry film star hits presenter and 'producer' when told show being aired in Israel.

Syria, which has the fourth largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the world, says it will use them only in cases of external aggression.

Israel fears Assad's arsenal of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants if regime falls.

PM tries to win back support by offering government roles to opposition MPs in national service row for Orthodox Jews.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient harbour in the city of Acre, Israel.

Christian tourists bathed in the waters of the Jordan River, at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud, near the West Bank city of Jericho, in Israel

The attack was believed to be retaliation for the recent assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists.

Bulgarian government releases CCTV footage showing a long haired man wearing a baseball cap and plaid shorts.

Israeli government says it will do everything to find perpetrators of the bombing, which claims at least eight lives.

Bomber kills eight including himself and injures dozens in attack on tourist bus full of young Israelis in Burgas.

Rabbi Elyashiv, an indisputable authority on the Torah and Talmud (Jewish law) had expressed a wish against saying eulogies at his funeral.

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was one of most influential and revered figures in Judaism.

Laszlo Csatary, the most wanted Second World War Nazi war criminal, who is accused of killing 16,000 Jews, said he was only “obeying orders”.

At least three tourists killed and 27 injured in bus blast at Sarafovo international airport at Black Sea resort popular with Israelis.

As the Syrian forces at the border are being moved to tackle the internal conflicts, the Syrian-Israeli border becomes an attractive hub for the global Jihadists, fears the Israeli Intelligence Chief.

Kadima walk-out sparked by dispute over law which exempts ultra-orthodox students from conscription.

Israeli officials trying to convince legendary US filmmaker Woody Allen to base his new project in Holy Land

Following the discovery of the Flame virus in May, security experts have uncovered another piece of malware called Madi, which is threatening the Middle East.

Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak talks of his harsh conditions in detention by Israeli authorities.

A hoard of 108 gold coins dating to the time of Crusades kept in a small mud jug has been discovered at the fortress ruins of Apollonia National Park in Israel.

After three months on hunger strike and three years in prison, Sarsak gets hero's welcome in Gaza on release.

Controversial settlements 'do not breach international law and should be subject to ordinary planning and zoning laws'.

Official investigation promised after online video shows police officers bullying nine-year-old Abd a-Rahman Burqan in Hebron.