A comptroller report in June found cities woefully unready for 2020's deadly deluges; and though leaders say they take the issue seriously, funding for preparedness remains elusive

Activists warn of environmental disaster, as tankers unload crude in coral-rich Eilat for transport overland to Ashkelon, on Mediterranean coast, for shipping to Europe

After years of excavation in Tel Ashkelon National Park, archeologists plan to restore some of the massive marble columns and statues, build 2 kilometers of accessible paths

Though it had clear successes on the tunnel front and elsewhere, the military failed to prevent terror groups in Gaza from firing over 4,000 rockets and mortar shells at Israel

After 11 days of Hamas bombardment, some say it's a huge relief just being able to safely go outside again

Home Front Command extends school closures throughout southern, central Israel through Friday; Gantz says Israel prepared to expand operation if necessary amid reports of ceasefire

In rocket-struck cities, neighborhood non-profit Osim Shchuna is enlisting an army of helpers to fix up communal shelters made unusable by people's old stuff stored there

The hole smashed in the wall by a rocket from Gaza is still there but the rest of the damage has been fixed, and Yad Michael Synagogue is ready for festival prayers

Air force officer: Operations such as this likely 'make the enemy want to stop... but we will continue to act for as long as necessary'

Military Intelligence believes group hopes to paint itself as 'defender of Jerusalem'; Israeli strikes on Hamas, Islamic Jihad setting them back for years to come, army assesses