Turkey has for the first time threatened to break diplomatic ties with Israel over its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. Turkey’s foreign minister said a break could only be averted if Israel either apologised or accepted the outcome of an international inquiry into the raid. Read the full story

Apartheid-era documents declassified by South Africa have revealed the nation was offered nuclear weapons by Israel in 1975. Read the full story

The Syrian government has transferred long-range Scud missiles to Hezbollah in a move that threatens to alter the Middle East’s military balance, Israeli and U.S. officials alleged. Read the full story

Netanyahu warns acceptance of Iran’s annihilatory declarations reminiscent of holocaust. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at Yad Vashem on Sunday focused on the rising Iranian threat, a threat to repeat the holocaust. Read the full story

Syria’s official newspaper Tishreen said Saturday that while Damascus is ready to make peace with Israel, it is also prepared for war. Read the full story

It is a sign of the times that when the Israeli president makes a state visit these days, unprecedented security measures are put in place. So ever since Shimon Peres arrived in the German capital on Monday, Berliners have had to put up with road closures and traffic jams in the centre of the city – these road-blocks will be in place until Thursday. Read the full story