Once an offensive-minded force, the IDF thought it could hunker down behind walls and the Iron Dome, while the threat grew on the other side

PM has promised such a security barrier repeatedly over the past decade, an effort expected to cost billions

Experts say despite tough talk from army, unspoken policy of allowing Palestinian laborers to enter Israel illegally for work will remain as a vital pressure release valve

Soldier is taken to hospital for medical treatment after incident between Egyptian troops and drug traffickers

Hamas spokesman accuses Jewish state of 'heinous crime'; Israeli military accuses Islamic Jihad of placing bomb next to border fence