Flurry of diplomacy a month before PM has said he intends to begin annexing up to 30% of the West Bank; position of Gantz, who held talks with Friedman, less clear

Aviv Kohavi says efforts will continue to locate Palestinian who threw rock that killed Amit Ben-Ygal in West Bank earlier this month

Hours after rocket sirens ring out in false alarm, defense minister meets with top IDF officers, local mayors on first work trip since taking up post

As part of military's Momentum Plan, Ramat David airbase's 117th First Jet Squadron to close, ending its 67-year history

With gatherings banned due to curfew confining Israelis to their homes, the most visible public display will be an air force flyover of hospitals and medical centers

Police discourage families from visiting shut military cemeteries; sirens sound across country at 11 a.m. as Israelis remember fallen soldiers and victims of terror from home

As siren sounds and ceremony to honor the fallen held at an empty Western Wall, Rivlin says this year is particularly difficult for bereaved families, isolated in their homes

Move comes after soldiers kept on bases for about a month as part of efforts to curb spread of disease within the military

Military says it received some NIS 19 million in donations, will go toward improving bases where soldiers are being confined, helping those hardest hit financially

Military doubles number of troops helping police enforce country's partial lockdown, postpones large exercises in light of ongoing COVID-19 crisis