Head of IDF Operations acknowledges Israel was caught off guard by Hamas rocket fire at Jerusalem, but says it turned the tables, setting back terror group considerably

While trying to spotlight its infrastructure program, the administration faces rising pressure to weigh in more forcefully to stop Middle East violence

Gregory Meeks, head of the powerful US House Foreign Affairs Committee and an AIPAC ally, will instead hold talks with White House on the issue

Israel had reopened the passages into the Strip earlier in the day to let in badly needed fuel, medical equipment, closes them again following attack

Foreign workers killed when border community suffers direct hit; soldier hurt by mortar fire while helping transfer aid to Strip; 1 hurt by rocket near Beersheba

US secretary of state doesn't comment on content of new information on bombing of high-rise housing AP, Al Jazeera offices; Israeli officials say pentagon handed classified intel

Amid growing international pressure on Jerusalem, foreign ministers from bloc's 27 member states meet to discuss 'how to stop the escalation and stop the ongoing violence'

In show of unity, Arab Israelis and Palestinians say they will march in protest of Israeli policies in Jerusalem and Gaza; strike divides Islamist Ra'am party

Cairo in the diplomatic driving seat as escalation in violence embarrasses UAE and Bahrain, which normalized diplomatic ties with Israel last year

Gregory Meeks, head of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, who has been endorsed by AIPAC, wants to give panel time to review deal in light of Gaza fighting