The full text of President Isaac Herzog's address at the start of Israeli Memorial Day

Siren sounds nationwide to begin day of mourning for country's 28,284 fallen soldiers and terror victims, including 177 from past year; IDF chief: 'We defend the right to life'

Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses highlights from Herzog interview and health writer Nathan Jeffay analyzes the Strauss salmonella outbreak and a new blood bank

With Ramadan tensions behind them, Israeli and Turkish leaders hold phone call, look forward to next steps in warming ties

In ToI interview for Independence Day, president says he's using the 'immense soft power' of his office to try to foster understanding - within Israel, in the region and among Jews

President also calls leaders of UAE and Bahrain to wish them a happy Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan

Bundestag president lights candle at Knesset memorial ceremony, noting 'historical guilt,' but MK Akunis says he will never forgive Germans for their role

Prime minister and president focus on individual victims to evoke horrors of the genocide during memorial event at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem

Turkish leader says 'reasonable, consistent and balanced relationship' with the Jewish state is the only way to effectively defend the Palestinian cause

Israeli president tells Turkish counterpart that regional leaders must work to maintain calm in the area, reassures him that Israel maintains religious freedom for all