Security service says its tech experts determined the examined piece was part of the thermal mug that was gifted; the Chinese embassy in Israel issued a statement, vehemently denying its gifts contain listening devices

Military says deploying two battalions and two companies to the West Bank to aid in a NIS 360 million plan to reinforce and mend the tattered security barrier Israel deems as a vital tool in its fight against Palestinian terrorism

Speaking at the College of Management Academic Studies, Matanyahu Englman says civil lawsuits is an effective tool against terrorism 'the state does not use'; adds it would make terrorism 'not profitable economically'

Shin Bet said to be investigating the thermal mug that arrived at the office of Science, Technology and Space Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen; ministries were instructed to report any additional gifts sent from Chinese or any other foreign embassy

The largest buyer of Israeli defense goods was Europe, purchasing 41 percent of total exports; Amongst other consumers, North America makes up 12 percent, and Arab countries under the Abraham Accords account for 7 percent; 'high demand for Israel’s cutting-edge technological systems' - defense official says

Stibbe in International Space Station since Friday, getting used to the zero-gravity conditions; wishes Israelis a 'Happy Passover' and shares his plans for the holidays

Police say the officer began checking a person who was behaving suspiciously at a construction site on Shanin Street in Ashkelon around 5am, when the attacker pulled out a kitchen knife and stabbed him