Credit ratings agency Fitch affirmed Israel's ratings at "A" and maintained its negative outlook on Monday, citing a high public debt/GDP ratio and still elevated risks from the ongoing conflict with Gaza.

Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in November.

Some minorities may see benefits in allying with Israel today. Syria is now ruled by a former al-Qaeda leader. A recent massacre of minority Alawites on the country’s coast has left them crying for protection. Many Syrian manual workers, who are destitute after the civil war, are aware they could earn many times more in Israel.

Israel has been fighting wars on several fronts in the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked communities in the country in October 2023 and triggered a conflict in Gaza.

The U.S. and Israel should update their 2016 Memorandum of Understanding to reflect the changing geopolitical landscape and focus on joint technological development and supply chains, particularly

Cheap drones are exposing gaps in current air defense systems, and countries in the Middle East are looking to laser weapons for answers.

Stick around after the closing credits for the next showtime, though, and a rather different movie will come up: October 8, the newly released film about the Hamas massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023 and Jewish students bullied on American campuses with a decidedly negative view of the academic left.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picked former navy commander Eli Sharvit to head the domestic security agency, his office said Monday, despite the supreme court freezing the incumbent's dismissal.