An offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State began on Monday.

The fate of Amona has the government in a quandary ahead of December 25, the date set by the court for its evacuation.

Life in the Strip is for the most part superficially back to normal two years on from the 2014 war, but that isn't the full story.

The deal is expected to be wrapped up next month in Berlin between senior officials who have secretly negotiated the details of the arrangement over the last months.

Israel is fearful that Obama might take some kind of significant decision in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, thereby making it a difficult time to approve such legislation.

These resolutions are “incomprehensible, unacceptable and wrong,” Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told an Italian Radio station during a visit to Brussels.

The data from the study also projects an additional gross contribution from Birthright to the Israeli economy until 2020 estimated at $770 million.

The FBI is also expected to participate in the investigation into the attack, two other US officials said.