Earthworks and landscaping are aimed at attracting visitors, tourists, with plans to make water safe for swimming; the cleanup will still leave Jordan, Palestinians high and dry

55-year-old, identified only as Moafak D., sentenced to life in prison for launching grenade into crowd of civilians waiting for food in Damascus, killing four

Non-combat soldiers stuck for half an hour after their commander didn't notice they didn't come back with rest of group; IDF sees incident as serious, but not dangerous

Technology has doubled the amount of water available to Israelis, and a new NIS 1 billion plan to bring treated water to the northern freshwater lake will increase it even further