Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Safed — the third such attack in 24 hours
An Israeli archaeologist said on Tuesday that the tomb of King Herod, famed for expanding the Jewish second temple during his reign in the first century BC, had been discovered in the occupied West Bank. Pieces of an elaborate sarcophagus believed to contain Herod’s remains were found three weeks ago, Ehud Netzer told a news conference.
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/ 10 January 2007
Beleaguered Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday faced the possibility of yet another corruption probe, the latest in a string of high-level graft scandals to hit the country. With Olmert out the country on a visit to China, Israeli media reported that a criminal investigation would be opened into his alleged abuse of influence while he was acting finance minister.