Israel News

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that Israel has agreed to the key conditions necessary to implement a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, setting the stage for renewed efforts to end the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

The U.S. State Department has approved a $510 million arms deal with Israel for the sale of precision-guided bomb kits, following recent Israeli and U.S. military operations targeting Iranian nuclear infrastructure. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the proposed sale on Monday.

Israel’s renowned Arrow missile defense system is poised to enter a new era as the Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) prepare to roll out the next-generation Arrow 4 interceptor, designed to counter emerging threats including hypersonic glide vehicles (HGVs) and advanced ballistic missiles.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he expects a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas to be finalized by next week, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for a high-stakes visit to Washington.

In a stunning diplomatic shift, Israeli officials confirmed Monday that Israel is in advanced talks with Syria and Lebanon as part of a broader effort to expand the Abraham Accords and reshape the regional balance of power.

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his public defense of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, calling for all corruption charges against the longtime Israeli leader to be dropped and warning that the trial could sabotage sensitive negotiations with Iran and Hamas.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday that it had killed Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a founding member of Hamas and one of the chief architects behind the October 7, 2023, massacre, in a targeted airstrike in Gaza City.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel now stands at a “historic crossroad” for a dramatic expansion of peace accords with Arab nations, following a reported agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump on a vision to end the war in Gaza and usher in a new era of regional normalization.

In an extraordinary public statement, Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency hailed the nation’s stunning success in Operation Rising Lion, calling it a “historic moment” that has significantly neutralized the Iranian threat after a 12-day aerial and covert campaign.

Fresh off a joint military operation targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited a political firestorm in Israel by calling for the immediate cancellation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial. In a forceful Truth Social post Wednesday night, Trump blasted the proceedings as a “ridiculous Witch Hunt” against a “Great War Time Prime Minister.”

U.S. President Donald J. Trump warned Wednesday that conflict between Israel and Iran could soon reignite while comforting a Ukrainian reporter who was close to tears when expressing concern about the war in her country.

Israel’s military and intelligence leadership are expressing confidence that Iran’s nuclear program has been significantly disrupted following a series of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on key nuclear sites, though officials caution that the full impact of the campaign is still being assessed.

Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday when their armored combat engineering vehicle was struck by an explosive device in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis–marking one of the deadliest incidents for Israeli forces in months.

The Israeli government on Tuesday morning confirmed its agreement to a ceasefire with Iran, brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, following what officials called the successful conclusion of “Operation Rising Lion.” Israeli leaders declared that the military campaign had met and exceeded its goals, though fresh missile attacks from Iran threatened to undermine the fragile truce.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump was on his way to the NATO military alliance summit in the Netherlands after saying he was “really unhappy” with Iran and Israel after at least four people were killed and over 20 injured in an Iranian missile strike in southern Israel.

At least four people were killed when an Iranian missile struck a residential building in the southern city of Beersheva early Tuesday, just hours after an announced ceasefire, emergency medical services said.

In a powerful message to Iran’s leadership, Israel announced Monday that it had successfully destroyed the so-called “Israel doomsday clock” during a wave of precision strikes deep inside Tehran. The clock, a provocative symbol of Iran’s long-standing calls for Israel’s destruction, was targeted alongside key regime and security sites as part of Israel’s intensifying military campaign.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that Israel is operating at “full tilt” in both Iran and Gaza, as joint U.S.-Israeli military actions continue to target Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and Hamas strongholds. In a prerecorded address, Netanyahu vowed that Israel would not be drawn into a prolonged conflict but would press on until its strategic objectives are met.

More than 20 people were injured in Israel early Sunday as Iran pounded the Jewish nation with missiles after the United States destroyed three Iranian nuclear sites.

Israel’s defense minister says the military killed two overseas commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including Saeed Izadi, who helped “finance and arm Hamas” for the October 7, 2023, massacre.