State Department and White House special envoy issue statements blaming Iran-backed Hezbollah for latest escalation

Psychological warfare tactic apparently designed to convince Lebanese terror group it had retaliated sufficiently for recent Israeli strikes, despite failing to cause casualties

Deputy head of Lebanese terror group claims attack forced 'new rules of engagement' upon Israel; UNIFIL says it violated UN resolution

Premeir introduces visiting counterpart, Abiy Ahmed, to mother of Avera Mengistu, an Israeli of Ethiopian origin who has been in Hamas captivity for five years

President Hernandez hails 'historic day'; prays at Western Wall, but stops short of endorsing Israeli sovereignty at flashpoint holy site

AfD party surges in local elections in Brandenburg, Saxony, but exit polls forecast that it won't overtake larger mainstream parties

US National Hurricane Center reports 'catastrophic conditions' in archipelagic state, as storm surge forecasted to reach as high as 23 feet

UN peacekeepers urge restraint as Bahraini FM slams Beirut for allowing terror group to launch attacks from its territory

Authorities probe why a suspect stopped by state troopers for failing to signal left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people outside movie theater

'I woke up as if from a dream,' Noam Nevis says of moments after she was struck by vehicle; her brother Nachum remains in serious condition