First organized excavation at ruins of Hyrcania sheds light on King Herod's forbidding fortress, where a small 5th-century monastic community waited out the region's regime changes

Police say they'll probe commander who told residents he'll 'rip you into eight [pieces]' during scuffles; occupants decry move by government 'elected with the votes of settlers'

Defense Ministry unit that uncovered site, which includes several adjacent quarries, says it likely was a 'center for quarrying, production and distribution of stoneware'

Four-year project in Jenin produced tons of bass fish for local consumption, aiming to improve food security for Palestinians

Clashes break out at scene, with settlers burning tires and scattering spikes on road to outpost; no comment from far-right ministers

COGAT changes enforcement policy against illegally dug Palestinians wells, after Israel panned over video showing one serving hamlets not connected to grid being filled with cement

Part of the story of escalating violence is as boring as it is devastating: Israel's bureaucratic ineptitude, driven by the lack of democracy in areas under its control

Five new buildings and an access road are built overnight in the West Bank without army or Defense Ministry intervention, near where Palestinian terrorists killed 4 Israelis

NIS 3.5 billion to be invested in upgrading or paving new roads, including routes for settlers to bypass Palestinian towns; hundreds of millions more to go into settlement projects

Demolition, which follows a court ruling from March, prompts protests from the European Union and Palestinian Authority