Tel Aviv, May 7 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed reports that Israel was caught off guard by Washington’s diplomatic moves toward Iran, saying that he is in near-daily contact with US President Donald Trump to ensure full coordination. “We are in continuous contact with our friends in the United States,” Netanyahu said on Wednesday (local time). “I speak with President Trump on an almost daily basis. My people and his people speak daily, including today,” he said.He…
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Jerusalem, May 3 (IANS) Israel’s Ministry of Defence (IMOD) plan to simultaneously acquire two new fighter squadrons: a fourth F-35 squadron from Lockheed Martin, and a second F-15IA squadron from Boeing, was approved by the Ministerial Committee on Procurement, the Ministry said on Sunday.The procurement was bought before the committee by Defence Minister Israel Katz and IMOD Director General Major General (Reserve) Amir Baram.The press statement by the Ministry said that the procurement is val…
Tehran, May 1 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri have strongly condemned Israel’s “aggressive” actions against Lebanon.In a phone call, the two sides discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the West Asia region, peace negotiations between Iran and the United States, and other issues of common concern, Xinhua news agency reported quoting a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday.Araghchi and Berri called…
Jerusalem, April 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that they blew up a massive Hezbollah terror tunnel on Tuesday. The Israel Defense Forces announced that they have destroyed Hezbollah tunnels built over nearly a decade.Netanyahu said in a post on X that they blew up a massive Hezbollah terror tunnel and are destroying their terror infrastructure, killing dozens of their terrorists, adding that there is more to come.The Israel Defense Forces stated that, as …
Jerusalem, April 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed his testimony in a criminal trial at a Tel Aviv court on Tuesday, after a two-month pause due to the Iran war. Netanyahu, who faces charges in three corruption cases, was due to resume testimony on Monday, which was cancelled after his lawyer requested a postponement, citing “security-related scheduling constraints.”During Tuesday’s testimony, prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh continued the questioning in the so-called Case 400…
Jerusalem, April 27 (IANS) The Israel Defence Force (IDF) on Monday stated that it has destroyed 14 kilometres of underground tunnels in the Northern Gaza Strip.The IDF said that the Northern Brigade forces and the Yahalam unit under the command of Division 252 have been operating in recent months in a targetted operation to destroy Hamas’ underground infrastructure, in the northern Gaza Strip in general and in the Beit Hanoun area east of the Yellow Line, in particular.It mentioned that, as par…
Jerusalem, April 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel is fighting for the rights of Christians throughout the Middle East through a video message released by the Prime Minister’s Office.Netanyahu made the statement from the Prime Minister’s office with a group of soldiers, he called them an exceptional group of young men and women and outstanding soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).He said that it is completely contrary to what is being presented…
Jerusalem, April 24 (IANS) Trump is applying very strong pressure on Iran and Lebanon to achieve peace, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video message released by the official X handle of the Israeli Prime Minister on Friday.”I promised you that we would change the face of the Middle East, and that is exactly what we are doing. First and foremost, in Iran: I have had an excellent conversation with President Trump. He is applying very strong pressure on Iran, both economically …
Jerusalem, April 20 (IANS) Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday condemned “in the strongest terms” the incident involving an Israeli soldier damaging a Jesus Christ statue in Lebanon, saying that he was left “stunned and saddened” after learning about the episode. Netanyahu mentioned that military authorities are carrying out a criminal probe into the matter and will take disciplinary action against the offender. He stated that Israel cherishes and upholds the Jewish values of tole…
Jerusalem, April 20 (IANS) Israel’s military released a map of a “buffer zone” it is working to establish in southern Lebanon, showing a broad area extending several kilometers inside Lebanese territory and forming a continuous belt from Lebanon’s Mediterranean territorial waters to the Mount Hermon area near the Syrian border.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have said that Israel will not withdraw its troops from the area, despite a temporary ceasefire that too…