Security agency says 2 West Bank residents tasked with smuggling arms, organizing terror attacks including torching cars; 2 Israelis also enlisted, directed by agent in Jordan

Citing security official, Kan says PM briefed on the matter ahead of Jewish High Holidays

Over 2,000 visit the holy site on Jewish day of mourning commemorating destruction of two Temples, in an act that seeks to demonstrate Jewish attachment to and control over site

A group of dedicated activists has been reinterpreting Jewish law, shifting public discourse and challenging the status quo on one of the most contentious places on Earth

Police say violators removed from site; Palestinian rioters barricade themselves in Al-Aqsa Mosque; 1,800 Jews visit compound, including far-right MK Ben Gvir; Hamas issues threats

Wife of longtime Temple Mount activist says it was he who asked officer to inspect hitchhiker's entry documents; 'We acted as any human would,' she says

Jewish Agency chief and ex-Labor leader receives signatures of 27 MKs, is seen as frontrunner; Israel Prize-winning educator garners 11 signatures; 3 remaining candidates drop out

Jewish Agency chief and former Labor leader is seen as frontrunner, with Israel Prize winner Miriam Peretz, ex-Likud MK Yehudah Glick and others also vying; deadline is midnight

Secret ballot to take place just over a month before Rivlin's seven-year term elapses; candidates have until May 19 to collect signatures of at least 10 MKs

Controversial US-born figure, who broke with some of Likud party's traditional stances, says he's most fit to heal nation's rifts