The incident showed the explosiveness that is threatening Israeli-Syrian relations, with the presence of Iran and Hezbollah, who are attempting to reach Israel's borders.

If new suspicions are confirmed, this would be the largest statue of its period ever discovered.

Team Israel might have ultimately lost its World Baseball Classic bid but it won by achieving what Koufax did in 1965 – spreading Jewish pride across the globe.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had already distanced himself from the report.

Zionist Union MK Amir Peretz, who is of Moroccan descent, said that “what was activated in [Netanyahu] was his racist gene.”

While there are few doubts about the IAF's ability to prevail strikes like Thursday night's, what comes next?

Gary Koren, Israel's envoy in Moscow, only just initially presented his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said Palestinians had been throwing firebombs at vehicles traveling near the city of Hebron.