Blinken met his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, for almost two-and-a-half-hours, on Monday morning in Ankara, but there was no joint statement, however, according to Al Jazeera they discussed several issues, particularly the war in Gaza and an exchange of prisoners between Hamas and Isr
The city of Kiryat Shmona was hit by two rocket barrages on Sunday night, according to the city's municipality, with more than half of the 13 rockets fired striking inside city areas. However, neither attack resulted in any injuries, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli government on Sunday drew ire after Minister Amichai Eliyahu suggested that dropping nuclear weapons on Gaza is "one of the options" and no aid should be transferred to Gaza, Times of Israel reported.
The creator of the cult Israeli web series 'Fauda', Avi Issacharoff, weighed in on the air assault and ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza, saying that the ongoing operations are the repercussions of what the terror group did in southern Israel on October 7.
"Take this (word 'ceasefire') out of the lexicon. We will continue until we defeat them; we do not have an alternative," Netanyahu is quoted saying in a statement from his office.
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have arrived in Israel to showcase support for Tel Aviv amid its ongoing conflict with Hamas.
Despite coming under attack on Saturday in an attempt to open the road, Israel Defence Forces has said that they will try to reopen a corridor for Gazan civilians in the north of the Strip to escape south on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported.
Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey has "crossed out" Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and will strive to bring Israel before the International Criminal Court for its actions in Gaza, CNN reported citing Turkish state media outlet Anadolu.
Nearly three-quarters of Thai workers employed in Israel in the agriculture sector remain in the country despite the nearly four-week-long war with Hamas and the vast majority of those who did leave want to return after the hostilities end, Thailand's Ambassador to Israel said Thursday.
US President Joe Biden and his top advisors have warned Israel that it will become increasingly difficult for it to pursue its military goals in Gaza as global outcry intensifies about the scale of humanitarian suffering in the crisis-stricken region, CNN reported.
Coming out in support of former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan over his post highlighting the plight of children in Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli offensive against the terror group Hamas, former Pakistan international Danish Kaneria also urged him to speak up on the miseries of "Pakistani