The Israeli leader has vowed to spend 350 billion shekels ($110 billion) on developing an independent arms industry to reduce dependency on other countries.

Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF strikes -- continue despite the Gaza ceasefire.

The Israeli military has drawn up plans for a new ground operation inside Gaza, the Wall Street Journal is reporting, citing people briefed on the matter.

The strikes came a few days before Lebanon’s army commander is scheduled to brief the government on its mission of disarming Hezbollah in areas along the border with Israel.

“This is New York City under Mamdani,” said Zach Sage Fox, a pro-Israel influencer and former campaign staffer for Mamdani’s rival, former governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo. “He hasn’t said anything about it. Anything. Why? Because a year ago he would’ve been at that disgusting protest.”

Protests in Iran feature chants rejecting war in Gaza and renewed interest in Reza Pahlavi, reshaping how Israel appears in the unrest.

After Israel's longest war and the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign tourists are beginning to return to Israel, with 1.3 million international visitors in 2025.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published on Friday that he hopes to "taper off" Israeli dependence on U.S. military aid in the next decade.

The photos seemed destined for posterity in Israel’s state archives. In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers,