Vice PM: Military strike on Iran Palestinians escort lost soldier out of village Israeli armor saves US soldiers Yair Lapid's views on Jerusalem Egypt Football Riot Investigated

Egypt's football federation has been dissolved from violence erupting after a match, leaving At least 74 people dead, and hundreds more injured in Port Said. Supporters of the home team Al Masry and Egypt's top club Al Ahly stormed the pitch and scores of fans were stabbed to death and others suffocated after they became trapped in a corridor as they tried to flee. The clashes, which are the worst case of football violence in the country and the deadliest worldwide since 1996, have sparked fresh concerns about Egypt's stability.

Vice Prime Minister and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon said on Thursday that all of Iran's nuclear facilities are vulnerable to a military strike. He said that the West had the ability to strike, but as long as Iran was not convinced that there's a determination to follow through with it, they would continue with their manipulations. The vice PM's comments counter reported remarks by U.S. defense officials quoted last week, according to which the Pentagon was not in possession of conventional arms strong enough to destroy all of Iran's nuclear facilities.

US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro visted Kibbutz Sasa in the Northern Galilee, home to Plasan factory, in late January to learn about the company's advanced armor technologies, which have saved countless American soldiers' lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel's Plasan factory manufactures armor, which is used in the majority of the US military's armored vehicles. Plasan has been able to surge the production of up-armor kits for Humvees and for mine-resistant vehicles.

An IDF combat soldier from the Judea and Samaria Division lost contact with his fellow soldiers during operational activity in the village of Budrus near Ramallah on Wednesday. For a reason yet unknown, some of the troops stepped out of their jeeps and one lost contact with his battalion without anyone noticing. Palestinian residents escorted him out of the village unharmed where he rejoined his friends.

Media personality-turned-politician Yair Lapid revealed some of his political views on Thursday, indicating during a Facebook exchange that he opposed the division of Jerusalem, saying that the capital was more than just a place. He also said that Jerusalem was part of his history and national ethos and that he thought it belonged to the people of Israel and not to anyone else. Lapid also promised to abrogate the Tal Law and replace it with a state national-service agency.

Netanyahu, Likud Winner UNSC: Not seeking military action in Syria Israel's 'goodwill' to Palestinians Mossad chiefs secret visit to US Israeli baking champions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scored a convincing victory in the Likud primaries held Tuesday, winning more than 70% of the vote. Netanyahu commented after the vote by expressing that he would continue to show responsible leadership and take the lead in education, the economy, and security for the sake of all citizens in the State of Israel. Meanwhile, members of the campaign headquarters of Netanyahu's rival, Moshe Feiglin, received the results with excitement, and especially the voting figures beyond the Green Line, where the hard-line candidate won convincingly in several communities.