Over the last year, Weiss and his 12 employees have offered counseling to direct trauma cases, including bereaved family members and the families of survivors, and indirect ones, such as children who fear to go outside as a result of the war.

Specialized training base to open following $46 million investment, with brigade reportedly to be ready for combat in a year.

The 31 fighters underwent intensive training designed to prepare them for the complexities of modern warfare.

Relative latecomers to the high-tech world, young members of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews are joining the miracle of the startup nation.

The people of Israel are diverse when it comes to politics, religious observance and lifestyle, but they are all united at heart.