2 rockets from Gaza land in open areas of Western Negev Thursday; no injuries or damage was reported.

Despite PM's denial he agreed to talks based on 1967 lines, Bayit Yehudi sources say Bennett ''had to reassure his constituency that he has red lines''; Yacimovich vows to provide safety net for talks should Bennett quit gov't.

Several Claims Conference board members express discontent at the way senior official elections have been conducted.

Israeli President Shimon Peres met with Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the mayors of Israel’s largest Arab constituencies as he looked to address key issues concerning Israel’s 1.5 million Arabs, such as housing and budgetary concerns.

Sharansky and Lauder express their “great disappointment and dismay” in the “Claims Conference leadership.”

Fatah expresses hope that the ouster of Morsi will aid efforts to end divisions among the Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday Israel ‘’is not intervening in the Syrian civil war as long as fire is not being directed at us,’’ adding that the the crumbling of the UN force on the Golan heights ‘’underscores the fact that Israel cannot depend on international forces for its security.’’

Israel has asked to resume its ties with the United Nations Human Rights Council a year after severing ties with the body, an Israeli paper reported.

UN chief says special rapporteur could undermine world body by suggesting US foreign policy responsible for terror.

Police say in two cases, victims were actually Ethiopian Jews, including one who was robbed and was hospitalized after attack.