Interior Minister Moshe Arbel also appeals to Netanyahu for 'immediate intervention' on behalf of minority, after two days of sectarian violence said to kill 73

Hundreds of armed Druze men are seen setting up positions to defend their towns after dozens killed in attacks near Damascus by Islamists loyal to new government

Authorities announce 7-day ban on lighting flames in open areas, close some fire-stricken nature reserves as blazes persist, but over 100,000 still celebrate in nation's parks

Yair Netanyahu claims the fires are 'suspicious' because 'the Kaplanist left has been frantically trying in recent weeks to cancel Independence Day celebrations'

Fire service stresses ban on visiting national parks and forests in areas near fires during Independence Day * Three people rescued from blaze at Bat Yam senior home

With opportunities for Israelis in academia overseas drying up, top cancer researcher Yinon Ben Neriah says the government could be working to make America's pain into Israel's gain

A 33-page study found in Iran's ransacked embassy in Damascus outlines what Tehran saw as its version of 'Marshall Plan' to economically and militarily control Syria

Kehlani appears to accuse Israel of 'extermination of an entire people' as she seeks to push back on criticism over messages that include 'Long Live the Intifada,' 'f— Zionism'