Forget standing armies and reserve troops. Intelligence and long-range air attacks now hold the key to national defense, and they require split-second decisions with drastic potential repercussions

Shipment of assorted animals from Ramat Gan safari set to bolster exhibits in Izmir

After three days of interrogation by Lebanese security forces, Simon Sa’adati returns to Israel with Red Cross

Following Israel’s reported strike at targets near Damascus, Yona Yahav holds urgent meetings with authority representatives

Viktor Orban calls for zero tolerance of anti-Jewish hatred, but World Jewish Congress says actions speak louder than words

Ovadia Yosef avers that he told Aryeh Deri he could reassume party leadership once he returned to politics after jail term

State TV reports military site on outskirts of capital hit by Israeli rockets; IDF declines to comment; Hezbollah claims Israeli plane shot down; Jerusalem reportedly hit Iranian missile shipment in Damascus on Friday

Jordan and Turkey to also play role in US-brokered plan to contain, rather than thwart, Iran, Sunday Times reports