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Israeli foreign minister lands in Bahrain for high-profile talks

Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has arrived in Bahrain for talks with senior Bahraini officials, state media reported, in his first visit to one of the Persian Gulf Arab states having ties with Tel Aviv.

Israeli PM calls for deportation of Eritrean refugee ‘rioters’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean refugees involved in a recent violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately.

Israel PM rues his foreign minister’s disclosure of meeting with Libyan top diplomat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to shift blame to his senior diplomat Eli Cohen for the disclosure of a secret meeting with the Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush  that has caused a backlash in Tripoli.

Israelis protest PM’s far-right cabinet for 35th consecutive week

Israelis protested for the 35th straight week against attempts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet to significantly undermine the independence of the judicial system.

Iranian FM: Israeli raids on Syria won’t go unanswered

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes against Syria, including the recent attack on Aleppo International Airport, stressing that the Zionist regime's criminal activities would not go unanswered.

PM wants to approve all secret talks after Libya debacle: Netanyahu’s spokesperson

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an order stressing he must approve all secret talks after a leaked meeting between Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen and his Libyan counterpart Najla al-Mangoush led to a fiasco.

Hezbollah warns any assassination attempt by Israel in Lebanon will be met with “powerful” response

The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah  movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has warned that any assassination attempt by Israel on the Lebanese soil will be met with a “powerful” response.

Sources in Libyan gov’t say foreign minister dismissed after meeting Israeli counterpart

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush, under fire for meeting with her Israeli counterpart, has been dismissed, senior sources in the government confirmed on Monday.  She left the country on Sunday for Turkey.

Syria’s Aleppo airport “out of service after Israeli raid”

The Syrian government has confirmed a new Israeli aerial attack has targeted Aleppo International Airport in northwestern Syria, putting the facility out of service.

Libya suspends foreign minister after meeting Israeli counterpart

Libya's prime minister has suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and referred her for investigation after Israel announced its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had met her last week despite a lack of formal relations between the two sides.

Mass demonstrations held against Israeli cabinet for 34th week

Tens of thousands have attended mass rallies across the occupied Palestinian territories for the 34th consecutive week in protest at the Israeli hard-right cabinet's policies, including its so-called judicial overhaul plan.

‘Deep concern’ at social media company X partnering with Israeli verification firm

Campaigners have raised the alarm over reports that verification for premium users of Twitter (renamed X by owner Elon Musk) will be carried out by an Israel-based firm founded by former Israeli intelligence officials.

Israeli opposition leader predicts downfall of Netanyahu’s cabinet

Yair Lapid, chairman of the leading Israeli opposition party Yesh Atid and a former prime minister, has expressed confidence that the current cabinet headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon fall.

Israeli protesters demonstrate against Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet for 33rd week in row

Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated across the occupied territories for the 33rd straight week against the policies of Israel's extremist cabinet, including its so-called judicial overhaul plan.

Poll shows Israel under Netanyahu on verge of collapse

A majority of Israelis believe Israel is on the verge of economic, social and political collapse due in large part to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to shake up the judicial apparatus.

Hezbollah threatens to return Israel to “stone age” in any war with Lebanon

The leader of Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has warned Israel that in case of a new war with Lebanon, the Zionist regime will be sent back to the “Stone Age.”

Israelis rally against hard-right cabinet’s policies for 32nd week

Israeli protesters have rallied for the 32nd straight week against the hard-right cabinet's policies, including its controversial campaign to shake up the judicial apparatus.

4 Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli strike near Damascus

An Israeli missile attack near Syria’s capital, Damascus, has killed at least four Syrian soldiers and wounded four others, SANA news agency has reported.

Israelis back on streets to protest judicial overhaul

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv and other cities across occupied Palestinian territories against the hard-right government's judicial overhaul, opponents see as a threat to "democracy".

Shooter kills Tel Aviv policeman; suspect gunned down

A gunman has opened fire in central Tel Aviv and killed an Israeli police inspector before he was shot dead by a responding officer.

Ex-Israeli military officials discuss regime collapse to draw ‘action plans’

Hundreds of former Israeli military officials have warned of the collapse of the regime in Tel Aviv, amid mass rallies against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right cabinet and its extremist policies.

US think tank: Support for normalisation deals with Israel plummets in Persian Gulf states

Support for the controversial normalisation agreements with Israel has plummeted among Persian Gulf countries, according to opinion polls commissioned by the Washington Institute, a US-based think tank.

Israel plans to build $27bn rail expansion, eyes future link to Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday Israel will build a 100 billion shekel ($27 billion) rail expansion that will connect its outlying areas to Tel Aviv and, in the future, could provide overland links to Saudi Arabia.

Israelis keep pressure on PM over judicial overhaul

Tens of thousands of  Israelis have staged new rallies across occupied territories after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed through a highly-contested law to limit some Supreme Court powers.

Hezbollah leader says Israel on path toward collapse, citing judicial plans

Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has stated that the Israeli far-right cabinet's insistence on pushing ahead with its controversial judicial overhaul plan has put the regime on the path to collapse.

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