As part of JNF-USA project, visitors to ancient mountain top fortress can watch as a scribe working in the synagogue that once housed Masada's Torah scrolls hand writes new scrolls to be donated to communities in Israel.

Israel's first lady passes away on Tuesday morning, a day before her 74th birthday. She had suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and had undergone a lung transplant in March. PM Netanyahu lauds her "heroic" battle against illness.

Independent candidate Moses Elisaf, a 65-year-old doctor, wins 50.3% of the vote in the city of Ioannina to become the first Jewish person elected mayor in Greece. Election shows "stereotypes and prejudices" are being overcome, Elisaf says.

The alleged Israeli strike on Iranian assets in Syria sends the message that the Islamic republic cannot hide behind its regional proxies, and that its activities remain exposed to Israeli intelligence and firepower.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif rebuffs Washington's offer to hold talks without preconditions, accusing U.S. of "economic terrorism." "War and talks – with or without preconditions – don't go together," he says.