Israel

An early Hebrew inscription from Mount Ebal near Nablus that was found on a folded lead tablet during an excavation in the 1980s recently underwent x-ray tomographic measurements to reveal hidden text.Epigraphic analysis of the data revealed a formulaic...

Gazan terrorists fired dozens of rockets at Israel late Friday morning, breaking several hours of calm and likely setting back efforts to end the fighting after several days.Rocket fire was directed at areas near the Strip, and a short...

MOUNT OF OLIVES, JERUSALEM, Israel – Last September, five red heifers arrived in Israel amid great fanfare, because some Jews and Gentiles believe red heifers are a key element leading to the building of the Third Jewish Temple.The heifers...

The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced days before the new year that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by Christians and Jews, will be open to the...

The Israel Air Force this week will hold one of its largest drills in years with the United States Air Force simulating offensive strikes against Iran’s nuclear program.The drill will take place from Tuesday until Thursday over the Mediterranean...

King Abdullah II of Jordan called for the establishment of a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital on Sunday, in a speech at the inauguration of the 19th Parliament’s second ordinary session, according to Roya News.King Abdullah...

JERUSALEM — The unusual Israeli government that was formed last June had one job: to pry Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu from the prime minister’s office.Netanyahu was clinging to power after four inconclusive elections, fighting multiple corruption indictments and, critics say,...

Two Israeli police officers were injured and nine Palestinians were arrested between Wednesday night and Thursday morning as violence broke out across Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank amid rising tensions surrounding IDF operations in Shuafat and Nablus and a...

Three asteroids are headed for Earth on Monday, the first day of Rosh Hashanah, in what will be the first asteroid flybys of the Jewish New Year, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. Which asteroid is coming towards Earth? The three asteroids that...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan WilliamsGAZA/JERUSALEM, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Sirens sounded and explosions were heard on the western outskirts of Jerusalem on Sunday, signaling longer-range Palestinian rocket attacks against Israel as it pressed air strikes in the Gaza Strip.About 30...