Family, friends defend Asher Basson, who allegedly drove dangerously ahead of deadly collision and reportedly had dozens of driving convictions in his 55 years on the road

Reuven Ben-Eli arrives at funeral for Moran, 35, Dekel, 15, Liam, 11, and Annael, 5, in ambulance after being seriously injured in crash with bus

Youth group counselor says Asher Basson was annoyed by the noise and would accelerate or slow down suddenly; driver, who has dozens of prior convictions, was one of 5 fatalities

Funerals of Moran Ben-Eli and her 3 kids to be held Thursday as father remains in ICU; bus driver Asher Basson remembered as 'a hard-working and loving father and grandfather'

3 children and teenagers among dead; IDF sends medical team and helicopters to the scene of the crash outside the town of Hurfeish on Route 89

Karim Riada pronounced dead after being taken to hospital with critical head and spine injuries; was apparently doing pull-ups at time of incident

Experts from Yodfat Monkey Forest finally manage to tempt vervet into cage with food after he was spotted in villages and towns around northern Israel but evaded capture

The primate that infiltrated the border last week continues to show up in various towns in northern Israel, evading all efforts to capture it

Vervet makes dash for freedom from Ship of Peace farm run by French nun near Bint Jbeil and crosses border into Israel, where it continues to evade capture