Sri Lanka

India, Sri Lanka, and Israel’s overlooked Indian Ocean opportunity  - opinion

Sri Lanka may not top Israel’s Asia agenda but its location, its ties with India, and its emerging role in the Indian Ocean make it a strategic opportunity hiding in plain sight.

Sri Lanka air force IAI Kfir fighter jets fly past a national flag during the National Victory Ceremony in Colombo June 3, 2009.
A gathering of local Sri Lankans protesting a Chabad House in the town of Hiriketiya, on Friday, August 14, 2026

Buddhist monks, locals protest Chabad House in Sri Lanka amid threats, harassment

President Isaac Herzog is pictured with the Ambassador of Georgia to Israel, Beka Dvali on August 3, 2026.

Chile, Honduras return ambassadors to Israel for first time since October 7

Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2026.

At least 25 dead, 100 injured in clashes between prisoner groups at Sri Lanka jail, sources say


ISIS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings that killed 321

Islamic State gave no evidence for its claim. The government has said at least seven suicide bombers were involved.

A blood-spattered statue of Jesus Christ is pictured while crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast, as the sun shines through the blown-out roof, inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Men carry dead bodies towards ambulances near the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019.

Sri Lankan ambassador to Israel: 'We are still in shock'

Envoy to Israel says waiting for word from Colombo regarding assistance needs

Tel Aviv lit up in a display of the Sri Lanka flag

Do not accept the 'retaliation' narrative for Sri Lanka - analysis

After the Christchurch attack references to the perpetrator's “manifesto” were largely absent and there were calls to ban the manifesto or make it difficult to find online.

TERRORISTS STRUCK at worshipers in Sri Lanka.

Unconfirmed reports blame Zahran Hashim for Sri Lanka attack. Who is he?

An Islamist extremist imam, he was a prolific lecturer for National Tawheed Jamaath.

 Moulvi Zahran Hashim preaches incitement

Terra Incognita: The insidious genocidal evil of terrorism

TERRORISTS STRUCK at worshipers in Sri Lanka.

Suicide bombers and 'foreign network': Sri Lanka terror attack

Photos of alleged perpetrators have also circulated online.

A shoe of a victim is seen in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

Hezbollah's Nasrallah: Terror kills joy, be it in Sri Lanka or Palestine

The terrorist leader denounced the attacks in Sri Lanka that claimed the lives of 290 people.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

Sri Lanka attacks death toll rises to 290, about 500 wounded

Three Sri Lankan churches and three hotels were hit by explosions on Easter Sunday, wounding hundreds of people, police sources said.

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Tel Aviv city hall lights up with Sri Lanka flag

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Sri Lanka."

Tel Aviv lit up in a display of the Sri Lanka flag