The military is warning that if the Saudis acquire the US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets, Israel would lose air superiority in the region.

Israel’s Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu issued a sharp response to the Palestine Exploration Fund's boycott of Israeli researchers in Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights: "This is an extreme and unprecedented step. The PEF is no longer acting as an academic institution but as a political organization promoting a single narrative while delegitimizing Israeli scholars. This is politics disguised as scholarship."

Rabbi Liraz Zeira, who was severely wounded in Syria and lost both his legs, used to attend the annual Chabad emissary gathering in the United States every year. This year, he joined the event remotely from his hospital bed.

PA urges US and global powers to intervene after Ben-Gvir calls for arrest of Abbas and targeted killings if UN advances recognition of Palestinian statehood.

<p>The UN Security Council has adopted the US-backed resolution to establish an international force in Gaza.</p><p>13 countries voted in favor. Russia and China abstained.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/417940"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>

<p>US President Donald Trump welcomed the approval of the resolution on his 20-point for Gaza in a post on on Truth Social.</p><p>"Congratulations to the World on the incredible Vote of the United Nations Security Council, just moments ago, acknowledging and endorsing the BOARD OF PEACE, which will be chaired by me, and include the most powerful and respected Leaders throughout the World. This will go down as one of the biggest approvals in the History of the United Nations, will lead to further Peace all over the World, and is a moment of true Historic proportion! Thank you to the United Nations, and all of the Countries on the U.N. Security Council, China, Russia, France, The United Kingdom, Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, South Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia. Also thank you to those Countries that weren’t on this Committee, but strongly backed the effort, including Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkiye, and Jordan. The members of the Board, and many more exciting announcements, will be made in the coming weeks."</p>

Hamas condemns the UN’s approval of Trump’s Gaza plan, rejecting international oversight and insisting resistance remains “a legitimate right tied to ending the occupation”.

<p>Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman sharply criticized the government’s conduct following the UN Security Council’s approval of the US proposal to establish an international force in Gaza. “What happened tonight at the UN is the result of the Israeli government’s failed leadership,” he said.</p><p>Liberman added, “The UN decision has brought about a Palestinian state, a Saudi nuclear program, and F-35 jets for Turkey and Saudi Arabia,” calling the move “a liquidation sale of Israel’s security.” He warned, “The Middle East is changing - and not in our favor.”</p>