Loud explosions were heard over the Syrian capital shortly after midnight Thursday. State news agency SANA says some of the missiles were shot down by the air defenses.

My fifth annual list (for 2022-2023) of favorite books on Israeli, Jewish and other matters, ranging from diplomacy to Torah commentary.

The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, does not have COVID-19 but will remain in the hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. His audiences were canceled through Friday.

The only thing the Chametz Law will achieve is fostering more antagonism.

Eighth's-grader Tair Rada was murdered in a bathroom stall in her school in Katzrin. The janitor Roman Zadorov was convicted in 2010, leading to a grassroots campaign to have the verdict overturned.