Israeli ministers on Sunday endorsed a contentious draft bill which Muslims say is meant to silence the traditional call to prayer, information released by the justice ministry showed.

Israel’s foreign ministry said Tuesday the country was “reducing” ties with nations that voted for last week’s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory.

Israel released a Jewish extremist from 10 months of detention without trial on Wednesday, the longest a Jew has ever been held under the controversial powers usually reserved for Palestinians.

His resignation allowed Netanyahu to take over the economy minister post himself and move ahead on the gas deal.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the secretive leader of the Islamic State group, called for an uprising in Saudi Arabia and pledged to attack Israel, in an audio recording released Saturday and attributed to him.

Israel has offered to assist in the integration of the Niger Delta Amnesty beneficiaries.

Israel’s President Shimon Peres warned Wednesday that the United States would pursue military action against Syria should its regime fail to destroy its chemical weapons in line with a Russian proposal.

The Israeli air force struck a Palestinian group in Lebanon Friday, officials said, hours after a different organisation said it had fired four rockets at the Jewish state from Lebanon.

President Goodluck Jonathan will participate in the 2013 Christian Pilgrimage to Israel.