GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli warplanes launched new airstrikes in the Gaza Strip early Sunday amid rising tensions following a surprise Hamas attack into Israeli towns on Saturday. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the security cabinet took a “series of operation decisions” to destroy the military and government...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP An Israeli minister on Wednesday hailed his country’s “blossoming ties” with Saudi Arabia during a visit to Riyadh amid ongoing US-brokered negotiations to establish formal relations. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi this week became the second Israeli cabinet member to formally visit the ...
ANKARA (AA) – Preparations are underway for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, as it might take place in October or November. “The Turkish Foreign Ministry continues to work on the date of the visit. I think Netanyahu’s visit to Türkiye … will be paid i...
JERUSALEM (AA) – In a meeting with US President Joe Biden in New York, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about the possibility of reaching a peace deal with Saudi Arabia. “I think that under your leadership, Mr. President, we can forge a historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia. And I think such a […]
New York, United States – AFP Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader said Wednesday that a historic normalization of relations with Israel is getting “closer,” as he also warned that the kingdom will seek a nuclear weapon if foe Iran gets one first. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied in an interview with Fox News that [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday thanked Saudi Arabia for hospitality towards Israeli passengers after their plane made an emergency landing in the kingdom. A plane traveling from Seychelles to Israel was forced to land in Jeddah late Monday due to technical difficulties. Some 130 Israelis were aboard th...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu squarely pointed the finger at Iran on Monday for a recent surge in armed assaults targeting Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Accompanied by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu visited the area where a shooting occurred in the southern West Bank city of Hebron w...
