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Katz flying to DC to meet with Hegseth on Iran, weapons

Katz is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to discuss Iran and various other weaponry and strategic security issues.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz appears at a committee meeting in the Knesset on Tuesday.

Israel crushes Romania by 51 to reach U20 EuroBasket quarterfinals

 ARIEL SELA (with ball) and Israel won their fourth straight game at the Under-20 EuroBasket by beating Romania 119-68 in the last-16 on Wednesday in Crete.

British low-cost easyJet extends suspension of Israel flights until 2026

An Easyjet airplane is towed at Linate Airport In Milan, Italy, May 2, 2024.

Israeli drone company XTEND secures extension to $70 million Series B funding

 The XTEND Scorpio 500 drone is a significant development by the company.

IDF prepares for days of battles in Sweida, carries out aerial strikes on 160 Syrian targets

After a number of strategic aerial attacks on Syrian soil, Israel won't send ground forces to protect Syrian-Druze.

 IDF soldiers stand guard over Israeli-Druze at the border fence, July 16, 2025.

US Amb. Huckabee arrives at Netanyahu trial in show of support, echos Trump sentiments 

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrived at the courthouse in a show of support to the prime minister, for what he said was a familiar “witch-hunt” process that Trump experienced as well.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrives to a court hearing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, July 16, 2025.

Where vision meets concrete: Ayala Londner and the JDA are building the future of Israel’s capital

The Jerusalem Development Authority is transforming Jerusalem for the next generation through strategic investments, grassroots programs, and bold infrastructure plans.

 City Gate Quarter, Yaffo st.

Shas ministers to quit government, Council of Torah Sages rule

Shas's decision follows the resignation of members of the Knesset’s second haredi party, the Ashkenazic UTJ, who quit the government on Monday and Tuesday at the directive of its spiritual leadership.

 Head of Shas party Arye Deri, June 8, 2025.

IDF attempts to curb Syrian infiltrations into Israel, return Israelis crossing into Syria

The IDF emphasized that Israel citizens crossing into Syria is a criminal offense that endangers both the public and the IDF.

 Israeli Druze gather at the Syrian border in Golan Heights, July 16 2025

Syrian-Druze leader announces ceasefire with Damascus - report

Earlier on Wednesday, Israel intensified its military operations against Damascus, striking the military headquarters and the area surrounding the Presidential Palace.

 Smoke rises following Israeli airstrike next to the presidential palace in Syria's capital Damascus, July 16, 2025.

IDF finishes new 15 km. Magez Oz Corridor splitting critical Hamas-controlled city of Khan Yunis

The announcement of the corridor came as Israel and Hamas continue to dispute the issue of military withdrawal during a ceasefire.

 IDF soldiers operate in Gaza, July 16 2025

Stampede, stabbing kill twenty at GHF aid site, instigators believed to be Hamas - GHF

Nineteen of the victims were trampled and one was stabbed in the event, the GHF stated.

 Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 2, 2025

Netanyahu's trial ends early due to IDF strikes in Syria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at the Tel Aviv District Court, July 16 2025

Shas exits Netanyahu's gov't, Syrian Druze leaders reach ceasefire in Sweida

Israel's Druze community infiltrates Syria • IDF Kfir Brigade soldier severely wounded in Gaza • Syrian gov't condemns violence between regime and Druze in Sweida •

 Druze residents protest near the Israeli-Syrian border fence in solidarity with their community in Syria, in Majdal Shams, July 16, 2025.