Anat Peled

The Israeli prime minister is expecting a freer hand from Washington as it pursues conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and with Iran.

Street violence following a soccer game in Amsterdam saw Israeli fans chased down and beaten.

Some of the weapons, which include modern antitank missiles, have come from Russian stockpiles in neighboring Syria.

The French foreign ministry suggested Netanyahu may have immunity from arrest because Israel isn’t a signatory of the court’s founding treaty.

The Netzarim corridor and other zones help Israel keep control of Gaza indefinitely, raising concerns about occupation.

The Israeli military said it is closing several agricultural areas near the border with Syria and declared them closed military zones where entry is forbidden until further notice. Israeli residents of the Golan Heights received a message earlier Sunday informing them that the military was operating in the area. “Israeli military forces have launched an attack in the buffer zone over the fence in order to strengthen defense of the Golan,” the Golan Regional Council said, warning that sounds of shooting and movement of tanks were coming from Israeli forces.

Israel has used the chaos in Syria as an opportunity to seize a buffer zone with Syria and destroy strategic assets, afraid they could end up in rebel hands.

The trial is a reminder of the deep divisions in Israeli society over the prime minister's leadership.

Defense Minister Katz joins Prime Minister Netanyahu on a trip to the strategic Mt. Hermon peak in Syria.

SAFED, Israel—Since the Assad regime imploded, Israel's military has seized a strategic mountaintop in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions beyond it,reshaping the frontier potentially for the long term.