Israel's interior minister says plans will be advanced for the construction of 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank.

Israel, a world leader in coronavirus vaccinations, reported its highest daily infection rate in three months as it scrambles to contain the spread of the new delta variant.

Naftali Bennett rose in Israeli politics as a protege of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A constellation of Israeli political parties seeking to unseat longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are negotiating coalition agreements two days before a deadline.