Netanyahu said international pressure prevented announcement until less than 2 weeks before elections, but report says he knew White House had already okayed controversial project

European representatives in Israel blast terror group, call for restraint from both sides; UN envoy calls for halt to fighting, set to brief Security Council

European nations condemn Netanyahu's announcement of approval for 3,000 homes for Jews in project that would cut off Palestinian areas in capital from West Bank

Backing Israel's position against pending war crimes probe, 7 countries say Palestine is not a state that can transfer jurisdiction to the ICC. Not a single one argues the opposite

Both countries set to argue that The Hague has no jurisdiction to probe war crimes because Palestine cannot be considered a state; Austria expected to speak out as well

President and relatives of Oron Shaul, Hadar Goldin meet with heads of 20 communities, appeal for help in returning bodies of servicemen held in Gaza

Addressing German Budestag, Israeli president says US proposal 'could bring great hope' to both Israelis and Palestinians

President to give Hebrew-language speech in memory of the victims of Nazism to the Bundestag; members of the Goldin and Shaul families will be in attendance

The Halle synagogue attack was a 'nightmare' for her, Susanne Wasum-Rainer recalls, acknowledging that Germany's liberal democracy is challenged by populist, right-wing movements

Foreign minister says Israel's argument against court's jurisdiction is 'justified,' promises 'continued friendship and cooperation'