The Israeli Defense Forces stationed an Iron Dome anti-missile battery near Jerusalem, a military spokesperson confirmed to Xinhua on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet Tuesday on U.S. threat of a military action against neighboring Syria over alleged use of chemical weapons by government troops, Israel's Army Radio reported.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Wednesday discussed over phone with his Israeli counterpart Moshe Yaalon about security issues in the Middle East, the Pentagon said.
Israeli chief negotiator Tzipi Livni met with her Palestinian counterpart Saeb Erekat in Jerusalem Tuesday for the second time in the day, after having convened in the morning, Israeli media reported, quoting Palestinian officials.
Israel denied maintaining "a close relationship" with Egypt's military leadership, Army Radio reported Sunday, citing unnamed Israeli officials.
Israel's Health Ministry launched a nationwide vaccination campaign against the polio virus on Sunday, the ministry announced in a statement.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday expressed deep concerns about Israel's new settlement plans.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday he has no information suggesting that Sinai-based militants are planning more rocket attacks against the southern Israeli city of Eilat in the immediate future.
Two rockets were fired towards southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning, no casualties or damages were reported yet, police sources confirmed to Xinhua.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has made a new proposal to the Palestinians in order to get them back to the negotiating table with Israel, the Ha'aretz daily reported Monday.
McDonald's Israel has refused an offer to open a branch in a new mall being built in the settlement city of Ariel in the occupied West Bank, Israel's Calcalist economic daily reported on Wednesday.
The election of Hassan Rouhani as the new Iranian president met with a skeptical reaction in Israel, while the nuclear issue is believed to be still a major concern for the Israeli leadership.
The Syrian army has pinpointed targets inside Israel to strike in case of further Israeli attacks against Syria, the state TV said Sunday.
After Syria accused Israel of launching airstrikes on the country's military sites in Damascus, local media outlets and some Syrian and Lebanese analysts believed that there are three possible motives behind the attack.
U.S. President Barack Obama urged Israel's young generation to push for ending a decades-long conflict with the Palestinians, assuring the Israeli public that it has the unshakeable U.S. support for making the sweeping changes required to forge a lasting peace.
U.S. President Barack Obama said here Wednesday that he prefers to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue in a "diplomatic" manner, which is in the interests of Iran itself.
U.S. President Barack Obama received a grand welcome ceremony upon arriving at the Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv of Israel around Wednesday noon.
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