Marking the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, defense ministers of Japan and Israel in Tokyo welcome stronger military relations between two states to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region

Troops surround home where men, suspected of carrying out shooting attacks, were resisting as militants open fire at force, which responds by firing an anti-tank missile; father of one suspect urges son to surrender

After refusing an earlier offer they say was humiliating, agreement of terms to clear the way for their participation in the events marking 50 years since the terror attack on the Israeli athletes in the 1972 Munich Olympics

Mohammed el-Halabi, Gaza director of the international charity World Vision, was convicted by an Israeli court of diverting sums to Hamas despite independent probes claiming no evidence of wrongdoing was found; 'They insist that injustice will persist throughout the whole process,' says el-Halabi's lawyer

Protest organizer, Nerdeen Kiswani, led the rally by chanting anti-Israel slogans; 'There will be no resolution until we kick Israel out, we will not concede one centimeter,' says organizer; ultra-Orthodox extremists join in, claiming Jewish state 'like a Nazi regime'

State inquiry into Israel's worst civilian disaster, which claimed lives of 45 people, says Netanyahu failed to act as prime minister despite being aware of dangers at religious site; ex-police minister Ohana also warned