Israel/Diplomacy & defense

A senior Israeli source told i24NEWS on Tuesday, “The foot of a Turkish soldier will not set foot in Gaza

The Guardian cited sources familiar with internal discussions saying that U.S. commander Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank summoned an Israeli counterpart to insist that recording inside the CMCC “must stop.”

The New York talks are part of a U.S.-proposed trilateral framework designed to improve coordination, resolve disputes, and strengthen joint security efforts

The leaders are expected to hold a joint press conference after the meeting; Chancellor Merz arrived in Israel on Saturday and met with President Isaac Herzog

His remarks came during a visit to Sheba–Tel Hashomer Medical Center, where he met with reserve soldiers from Brigade 55 injured in the recent clash in Syria

The group of young men used a circular saw to cut the fence while confronting IDF forces; At least five have been caught

One year since Israel signed a ceasefire agreement with Beirut, Israeli airstrikes target the areas of Mahmoudiya, Reyhan, and Iqlim in southern Lebanon

The former PM warned that ongoing violence in the West Bank could bring Israel before the ICC faster than Gaza, urging authorities to restore law and order and hold perpetrators accountable

The Prime Minister's spokesperson responded that the US and Israel have a longstanding understanding that Israel must maintain the qualitative edge when it comes to its defense

The minister urged Israel to strengthen its political and economic ties with regional partners, highlighting Cyprus, Greece, and Italy as key allies.

The US proposed the second draft of a UN resolution that would provide the US and partner countries a mandate to govern and secure the Gaza Strip through the end of 2027, with allowance for extensions

This as Netanyahu in an interview Thursday morning with Australian television said that he wants to see a much more independent defense industry

The base, located on the outskirts of Damascus, is expected to serve as a hub for monitoring and logistics related to a proposed non-aggression pact between Syria and Israel

Two were caught after crossing the border in the Beit She’an Valley area attempting to recruit workers entering through the Jordanian border, another after taking part in a failed weapons exchange

“What is this West Bank? From now on, you erase that term from your vocabulary, there is only Judea-Samaria,” declared David Zini

"What Israel is doing does not constitute genocide," current Deputy Prime Minister and then Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom David Lammy said in his letter to Parliament

On the fifth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister MK Sharren Haskel has departed for Abu Dhabi at the head of an official diplomatic delegation

Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar admits Israel is considering unilateral decisions in response to Palestinian state recognition at a press conference with the Danish Foreign Minister in Jerusalem

After backlash over remarks on “Greater Israel,” Netanyahu clarifies in English that Israel seeks no territorial claims against Arab neighbors

Approximately 400 delegations are expected to arrive in Israel to help spread the Israeli narrative in the international media in an unprecedented initiative by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

They urged media outlets to “verify their information through official channels before publication” in order to avoid spreading unfounded rumors

“Netanyahu has gone way too far. I think he’s lost his mind,” Luxon said, describing the situation in the Palestinian territories as “appalling"

'This must be the response to the terrorist Abu Mazen's fantasies of a "Palestinian state" -- crushing the terror authority he heads'

'The IDF has already achieved all that it could achive in Gaza. Expanding the war would only lead to more Israeli and Palestinian casualties and would likely lead to death of hostages'