Itzik Saidyan leaves hospital treatment room in wheelchair; PTSD-afflicted ex-soldier set himself on fire in April to protest alleged neglect by state

Government expands program that began last month, will install home bomb shelters in 3 more communities along Lebanon border, with plans to eventually place them in 21

Commission will examine swapping current enlistment model for true universal draft, with some Israelis serving in the military and others performing national service

Move comes after powerful Israeli-made surveillance tools reportedly used against journalists and activists by countries around the world under the guise of fighting terror, crimes

Sister of Itzik Chen, 48, says he was denied the care he needed after he was 'scarred' by military service; Defense Ministry says he suffered from other mental health issues

Senior defense officials reportedly fear 4iG's purchase of majority stake in Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS, could undermine one of Israel's most important strategic tools

In potential major blow to industry, Defense Ministry reportedly scales down list of eligible states to just 37, dropping the UAE, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and dozens of others

Exhibition includes 1st Israeli pavilion, featuring inventions by 6 firms, as defense cooperation with UAE hailed following last year's normalization deal

Defense Ministry sends delegation to UAE with air force chief, after countries normalized ties last year; hails cooperation with Emirates as 'strategic asset'

UN body takes no action, but Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway and Albania question adding groups to terror list, say they will study Jerusalem's allegations