But defense minister says he wants to see 'viable Plan B' if efforts to resurrect Iran deal fail, indicating that an Israeli military strike would also be in the cards

Inmates reportedly used plates and pan handles to burrow escape path and dumped excavated dirt in the sewer system, garbage cans, and hollow shafts they found in their wing

After reportedly courting defense minister for months, opposition leader goes on offensive, though Blue and White chair brushes off criticism as meaningless

Fusing two parties seen as way to bring Labor back toward center while giving Blue and White leader Gantz a better shot at becoming prime minister

In speech at counterterrorism conference, defense minister calls for immediate 'snapback' sanctions on Tehran over uranium enrichment

In West Bank, Gantz hails security forces searching for escaped security prisoners and vows that they will eventually collar the six who broke out of Gilboa Prison

Aviv Kohavi also defends top brass amid anger over border cop's death: 'If we don't back them up we'll end up without commanders'

Aaron Boxerman and Haviv Rettig-Gur talk about the trilateral summit between the Palestinians, Egyptians and Jordanians, followed by President Herzog's unexpected trip to Jordan

Defense minister says even in the absence of peace talks, Israel is working to counter extremists and strengthen moderates in the region

PM distanced himself from defense minister's meeting with PA chief, but they seem to be OK with each taking a different approach to satisfy coalition's rightist and leftist bases