Mounted policemen have clashed with hundreds of Ethiopian citizens after an antiracism demonstration turned violent in Tel Aviv.
A Jewish couple and three of their children were stabbed to death in bed in what Israeli officials said was an attack by one or more Palestinians.
Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was found guilty of rape and other sex crimes on Thursday which could see him jailed for years.
International firefighting teams were on Friday helping Israel battle a huge forest fire near theport of Haifa which has killed at least 42 people.
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/ 29 January 2007
A Palestinian suicide bomber on Monday killed three people in a bakery in the Red Sea resort of Eilat, one of Israel’s most popular holiday spots, in the first such attack in the Jewish state in nine months. Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the bombing.