Israeli minister slams Erdogan, endorses Kurdish autonomy
Israeli cabinet minister Amichai Chikli on Wednesday endorsed an independent Kurdish entity, which he juxtaposed with Syrian jihadist rebels supported by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Kurdistan must be granted independence, while Erdogan should be...
Netanyahu, Katz review IDF deployment on border with Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led an assessment of the Israel Defense Forces deployment on the northern border with Syria on Tuesday afternoon, his office said.
Netanyahu visited the Mt. Hermon peak with Defense Minister...
Netanyahu testimony postponed due to ‘rare circumstances’
The judges in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted on Monday the premier’s request to postpone his testimony that was schedule to take place on the following day to Oct. 25, citing...
Katz: ‘We are the closest to a hostage deal since the last one’
"We are the closest to a hostage deal since the last one," Defense Minister Israel Katz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.
One-hundred-and-five captives—81 Israelis and 24 foreign nationals—were released during...
In first since 1967, Syrian mayor meets Israeli officers
Community leaders in the Syrian side of the Golan, including at least one mayor, openly met with IDF officers holding the area, an Israeli newspaper reported on Sunday.
That revelation coincided with reports of a desire by...
‘Very friendly’ Netanyahu-Trump call focused on Israeli victory, Gaza hostages, PM says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a "very friendly, warm and important" phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the need to complete Jerusalem's victory over Iranian-backed terror proxies and free the hostages held by...
‘Women, life, freedom’: Netanyahu’s message to the Iranian people
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night extended an olive branch and delivered a message of hope to the Iranian people.
Below is the transcript of the video message:
"People of Iran:
As we see history...
Katz orders IDF to prepare for Judea and Samaria escalation
Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israel Defense Forces on Thursday to raise the state of alert in Judea and Samaria and prepare for a possible uptick in terrorist attacks in the area.
Katz said...
Paraguay reopens its embassy in Jerusalem
The Republic of Paraguay restored its embassy in Jerusalem on Thursday, resetting bilateral ties in high gear in a sign of support for Israel in Latin America.
The embassy move, which had been planned before the start of the...
Sullivan meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday amid a last-ditch effort by the Biden administration to forge a hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists deal between Jerusalem and Hamas.
U.S....