Arens, who was appointed defense minister three times and enjoyed warm relations with the United States as ambassador, died earlier this year. Arens was born in Lithuania in 1925 and moved to the United States in 1939. After serving in the US Army, he moved to the Jewish state shortly after its founding in the late 1940s.

The underlying message of the US-sponsored summit exposes the fact that the PA and PLO no longer represent the interests of the Palestinians.

Spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini: Exclusively diplomatic routes are needed to resolve differences. The EU is ready to work with partners to take this forward.

Likud party blasts Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman's assertions that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is working to form a government with the Arab parties as "fake news, detached from reality."

On Monday afternoon, explosives-laden balloons floated over the Israel-Gaza border spark eight wildfires in the space of an hour. Security coordinator for one of the communities near the Gaza border blasts government's lack of response as a "disgrace."