At least three reported killed as IDF said to target leaders of Iran-backed group in Rafah and Gaza City

Citing 'severe' budget shortages, World Food Programme's Palestinian director says 200,000 Palestinians will stop receiving assistance next month

National security adviser acknowledges internal discussions, which TV report says are linked to recent Israel-PA contacts, but insists no deal until Hamas returns soldiers' bodies

National Unity chief offers himself as alternative, charges security cabinet members don't 'understand anything'

Several rockets fired earlier this week slammed into populated areas in Sderot, causing injuries, as air defense system failed to intercept; issue was quickly fixed

42% of respondents say previous government handled conflict with Palestinian enclave better than current coalition, including a fifth of Likud voters; 43% back a military operation

Israel's internal cohesion is not a luxury or an ideal. It is a central element in our capacity to resist our enemies, survive and flourish

Fissures show in Netanyahu's hardline government, as it faces mounting internal pressure over domestic policies and deepening conflict with Palestinians

Spokesman says Iron Dome had 90% interception rate, military investigating rockets landing in Sderot, wounding three; army preparing for resumption of hostilities at any moment

Two sides settle on truce, Palestinian sources say, after daylong flare-up sparked by death of Islamic Jihad member in Israeli prison during hunger strike