Israel/Diplomacy & defense

In an official statement, the Prime Minister’s Office described the meeting as a "historic breakthrough" in bilateral relations between Israel and the UAE

The commander of division 162 summarizes the investigation as the IDF states it 'views the incident with great severity' and respects all religious symbols

Energy minister Cohen and foreign minister Sa'ar agree to export surplus fuel as Germany seeks alternatives amid strait closure

The defense ministry says the acquisition marks the first step in a 350-billion-NIS long-term military expansion

Jerusalem deployed the Iron Beam laser, a Spectro drone detection system, and an Iron Dome to Abu Dhabi as Iran fired 2,500 projectiles at the gulf state, according to a Financial Times report

Officials say the flotilla involves more than 100 vessels and around 1,000 participants departing from countries including Turkey, Spain, and Italy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the high-level diplomatic push as Huckabee joins Israeli and Lebanese envoys for critical second round of regional stability talks on Thursday

Israeli Ambassador to US Yechiel Leiter and the Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad will attend the meeting

About 30 incidents have been reported in recent years, with Iran accused of driving threats since October 7

Sources tell i24NEWS Israel’s Ambassador to the US confronted the White House after Trump’s "unusually blunt" social media directive against Israel's Lebanon strikes

Direct flights between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires announced during Argentinian President Milei’s visit to Israel

Netanyahu: JD Vance told me the explosion of negotiations came from US after Iran's 'blatant violation of agreements to enter negotiations'

The statement was deleted following backlash as Israel called the comments “outrageous” and “blood libels”

New data from Operation Roaring Lion highlights Israel's extensive air campaign as ceasefire and Iran talks are set to begin

In a statement released hours after the ceasefire deal announcement, the Prime Minister’s Office said specifically, 'the two-week ceasefire does not include Lebanon.'

Despite Iran’s negative response earlier on Monday, officials stressed that negotiations are ongoing and could still shift. “It’s not over until it’s over,” a source said to i24NEWS

Defense Minister Israel Katz links the petrochemical sector to IRGC funding and praises the US rescue of the downed air crew in Iran

Shin Bet exposes a Hamas-linked network in the West Bank directed from Turkey by operative Mahmoud Radwan. Indictments were filed against suspects recruited to carry out terror activity

In a series of social media posts, Kainerugaba called for a swift end to the fighting while warning that any effort to destroy Israel could trigger Ugandan intervention “on Israel’s side.”

Israeli FM warns maritime threats harm global economy, calls for action on Hezbollah in Lebanon

False claims of Netanyahu’s death and Tel Aviv’s destruction highlight just how social media has blurred the lines between fact and fiction ● WATCH

Officials say cooperation could include intelligence operations and a possible base near the Red Sea

Netanyahu: "We can seize the future together. We've decided to have a G2G meeting in India, as soon as we can arrange it."

Qassem says the proposed bloc serves ‘only the interests of the occupation’