Israeli's defense exports reached $13 billion in 2023, a new record, even amid the widely condemned war on Gaza, according to official data released on Monday. Missile and air defense systems accounted for 36% of the total, said the Israeli Defense Ministry, followed by radar and electronic...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  disbanded his war Cabinet  Monday, a move that consolidates his influence over the Israel-Hamas war and likely diminishes the odds of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip anytime soon. Netanyahu announced the step days after...

The Israeli army on Monday said it had intercepted an aerial target in northern Israel amid a growing escalation in cross-border hostilities with Lebanese Hezbollah group. In a statement, the Israeli army said its air defenses had intercepted "a suspicious aerial target" near the northern city...

Another journalist was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Monday, bringing the total number of media persons’ deaths to 151 since Oct. 7 of last year, local authorities said. In a statement, the Gaza Government Media Office identified the victim as Mahmoud Qasem, who worked for a...