The rival parties have each endorsed the deceased prisoner, who held the rank of general in the PA security forces.

''The security of Israel's citizens is my chief concern and we will know how to defend the security of our people,'' Netanyahu says of recent round of violence from Gaza ahead of meeting with Norwegian FM.

Projectiles fired into southern Israel for second straight day; IAF strikes targets in Gaza Strip for first time since truce.

The official opening ceremony for the annual Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem will take place on Sunday with as central theme ''Defiance and Rebellion during the Holocaust: 70 Years Since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.''

Israel has begun pumping its first offshore natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea, the Energy and Water Ministry announced.

Suspects all from Palestinian village near Bethlehem, described by security forces as forming an extensive paramilitary group.

IDF confirms Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings fully re-opened after they were closed a week earlier after rockets launched.

Israel announced it would restart regular monthly tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority, days after US President Barack Obama called for confidence-building steps toward peace during his visit to Israel.

Moshe Feiglin, a Knesset member from the Likud party, was denied entry to the Temple Mount on the second day of Passover.

Security cabinet backs Netanyahu's decision to release hold on funds for Palestinian Authority after Obama, Kerry visit.