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Netanyahu Witkoff and Kushner Attend Israeli Goverment Meeting - Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner attend a government meeting in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2025. The Israeli government on early Friday approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining hostages. Photo Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Witkoff and Kushner Attend Israeli Goverment Meeting - Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (5th L, rear), U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (4th L, rear) and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (6th L, rear) attend a government meeting in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2025. The Israeli government on early Friday approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining hostages. Photo Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Witkoff and Kushner Attend Israeli Goverment Meeting - Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (5th L, rear), U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (4th L, rear) and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (6th L, rear) attend a government meeting in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2025. The Israeli government on early Friday approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining hostages. Photo Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Witkoff and Kushner Attend Israeli Goverment Meeting - Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R), U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (3rd R) and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (1st R) attend a government meeting in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2025. The Israeli government on early Friday approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining hostages. Photo Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

Romi Gonen, 24, pictured here hugging family members, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari, 28, pictured here hugging members of her family, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari, 28, pictured here leaving the hospital, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

Doron Steinbrecher, 31, pictured here hugging a family member, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari, 28, pictured here hugging members of her family, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

Romi Gonen, 24, pictured here hugging family members, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

Romi Gonen, 24, pictured here hugging a family member, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

Romi Gonen, 24, pictured here hugging family members, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

Doron Steinbrecher, 31, pictured here hugging a family member, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari, 28, pictured here hugging her mother, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

Doron Steinbrecher, 31, pictured here hugging her father, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Hostages Returned Home After Spending More Than A Year In Hamas Captivity

British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari, 28, pictured here with her mother during a video call with her family, was released by Hamas on Sunday, January 19, 2025, along with two other female hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the terrorist group. The women spent 471 days in captivity after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Handout Photo by Israel GPO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Announces Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire - Jerusalem

The screenshot from a video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu making a statement, on November 26, 2024. Israel's Channel 12 TV News reported Tuesday night that the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal has been approved by the cabinet and will take effect Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT). Photo by GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Visits Netzarim Corridor - Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (1st from R) visits the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza, on November 19, 2024. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Visits Netzarim Corridor - Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza, on November 19, 2024. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Visits Netzarim Corridor - Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza, on November 19, 2024. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Visits Netzarim Corridor - Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza, on November 19, 2024. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Holds Security Cabinet Meeting - Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C, Front) attends a Security Cabinet meeting after Iran's missile attack, in Jerusalem, on October 1, 2024. Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that Israel would retaliate against Iran's missile attack earlier in the day, during which 180 missiles were fired toward Israel. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yoav Gallant Tours Philadelphi Corridor - Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Front) is seen during a tour of the Philadelphi Corridor, an area that runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, on August 21, 2024. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that Hamas' Rafah Division in Gaza has been "defeated" and signaled that the military was shifting its focus to the fighting against Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border. Photo by Ariel Hermoni-GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yoav Gallant Tours Philadelphi Corridor - Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (R, Front) is seen during a tour of the Philadelphi Corridor, an area that runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, on August 21, 2024. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that Hamas' Rafah Division in Gaza has been "defeated" and signaled that the military was shifting its focus to the fighting against Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border. Photo by Ariel Hermoni-GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yoav Gallant Tours Philadelphi Corridor - Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Front) is seen during a tour of the Philadelphi Corridor, an area that runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, on August 21, 2024. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that Hamas' Rafah Division in Gaza has been "defeated" and signaled that the military was shifting its focus to the fighting against Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border. Photo by Ariel Hermoni-GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yoav Gallant Tours Philadelphi Corridor - Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (C) is seen during a tour of the Philadelphi Corridor, an area that runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, on August 21, 2024. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that Hamas' Rafah Division in Gaza has been "defeated" and signaled that the military was shifting its focus to the fighting against Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border. Photo by Ariel Hermoni-GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Inspects Troops - Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R, Front) inspects Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on July 18, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Gaza's Rafah on Thursday, pledging to uphold Israeli control over the Rafah crossing and the entire Gaza-Egypt border, even if a ceasefire-hostage agreement is reached. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netanyahu Inspects Troops - Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Front) inspects Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on July 18, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Gaza's Rafah on Thursday, pledging to uphold Israeli control over the Rafah crossing and the entire Gaza-Egypt border, even if a ceasefire-hostage agreement is reached. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240719) -- BEIJING, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (front) inspects Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on July 18, 2024. Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Gaza's Rafah on Thursday, pledging to uphold Israeli control over the Rafah crossing and the entire Gaza-Egypt border, even if a ceasefire-hostage agreement is reached. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-PM-INSPECTION

(240718) -- GAZA, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R, Front) inspects Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on July 18, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Gaza's Rafah on Thursday, pledging to uphold Israeli control over the Rafah crossing and the entire Gaza-Egypt border, even if a ceasefire-hostage agreement is reached. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-PM-INSPECTION

(240718) -- GAZA, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Front) inspects Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on July 18, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Gaza's Rafah on Thursday, pledging to uphold Israeli control over the Rafah crossing and the entire Gaza-Egypt border, even if a ceasefire-hostage agreement is reached. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken And Netanyahu Meet - Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem, on June 10, 2024. Blinken "hopeful" on Gaza ceasefire after Hamas signals acceptance" Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-NETANYAHU-BLINKEN-MEETING

(240611) -- JERUSALEM, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem, on June 10, 2024. TO GO WITH "Blinken "hopeful" on Gaza ceasefire after Hamas signals acceptance" (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken urges "humanitarian plan" for Rafah, deal between Israel, Hamas

STORY: Blinken urges "humanitarian plan" for Rafah, deal between Israel, Hamas SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting (Source: GPO) 2. various of IDF in Gaza (Source: IDF) 3. various of Biden and Netanyahu (Source: GPO) 4. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONY BLINKEN, U.S. Secretary of State 5. Recent releases of hostages from Gaza (Source: GPO) (file) STORYLINE: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and voiced the U.S. opposition to the Israeli plan to launch a large-scale ground assault on Rafah. The U.S. top diplomat insisted that the Israeli side should first provide an appropriate humanitarian plan for more than 1.2 million displaced Palestinians in Gaza's southernmost city before mounting an attack, according to a statement from the U.S. State Department. Blinken also stressed the urgent need to increase the aid for the Gaza

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Blinken visits Israel as Gaza death toll tops 32,000

STORY: Blinken visits Israel as Gaza death toll tops 32,000 SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 & File DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu and Blinken (Courtesy of GPO) 2. various of Netanyahu's statement after the meeting with Blinken 3. various of IDF in Gaza (Courtesy of IDF) 4. various of humanitarian aid entering Gaza (Courtesy of IDF) STORYLINE: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his eighth visit to Israel on Friday since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, 2023. The visit comes at a time when the death toll in the Gaza Strip surpassed 32,000, as announced by the Hamas-run health ministry in the Palestinian enclave. "I met with (U.S.) Secretary of State Blinken. I told him that I greatly appreciate the fact that for more than five months we have been standing together in the war against Hamas," Netanyahu was quoted as saying in a statement released by Israel's Government Press Office. He noted that Isr

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Israeli PM says ground attack in Rafah will "take some time"

STORY: Israeli PM says ground attack in Rafah will "take some time" SHOOTING TIME: Archives/March 19-20, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu delivering a video statement on March 20, 2024 (Source: GPO) 2. various of Netanyahu at a meeting on March 19, 2024 (Source: GPO) 3. various of a recent air strike in Gaza (Source: the Israel Defense Forces) STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that preparations for an offensive in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, were underway, but launching the attack "will take some time." The prime minister said in a video statement that he will "soon" approve a plan to evacuate the civilian population from Rafah, where about 1.5 million displaced Palestinians have taken refuge. The remarks came a day after Netanyahu told Israeli lawmakers that there was no alternative to a ground attack in Rafah in order "to eliminate Hamas battalions" left there. On M

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Israel continues bombing Gaza amid mounting death toll

STORY: Israel continues bombing Gaza amid mounting death toll SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23-24, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine/TEL AVIV, Israel CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of damage following an Israeli airstrike in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip 2. various of displaced people in Deir el-Balah 3. various of Israeli military operation in Gaza (courtesy of IDF) 4. SOUNDBITE (English): NADAV TAMIR, Tel Aviv resident 5. various of Tel Aviv (file) 6. various of an Israeli cabinet meeting (courtesy of GPO) STORYLINE: Israel continued Sunday bombing targets across the Gaza Strip, with both Palestinian and Israeli sides reporting mounting death tolls. The Israeli military said its ground, aerial, and naval forces struck approximately 200 locations in Gaza over the past day. The Gaza-based Health Ministry updated Sunday that at least 166 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 20,424, a

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Israel, Hamas agree on temporary ceasefire in exchange for hostage release

STORY: Israel, Hamas agree on temporary ceasefire in exchange for hostage release SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine/TEL AVIV, Israel/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: (source: Israel's GPO and IDF) 1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. various of Israeli military operation on Gaza Strip 3. STANDUP 2 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Tel Aviv 4. various of Tel Aviv, Israel 5. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHAO MANJUN, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo 6. shot of Tel Aviv, Israel STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "Hamas and Israel agreed on a temporary pause in fighting to enable the release of 50 female and children Israeli hostages held by Hamas, in exchange for Palestinian female and children (teen) prisoners held in Israeli jails. This agreement was announced by Qatar as a mediator between the two parties in a joint effort with Egypt and the U.S. The

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Israel, Hamas confirm deal on releasing hostages, ceasefire

STORY: Israel, Hamas confirm deal on releasing hostages, ceasefire SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20-21, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:19 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: (courtesy of Israel's GPO and IDF) 1. various of the cabinet meeting 2. various of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement 3. Netanyahu meeting families of hostages 4. various of Netanyahu's statement 5. photo of Ori Megidish after being released from Gaza 6. Netanyahu meeting families of hostages 7. recent footage of soldiers in Gaza STORYLINE: Israel and Hamas on Wednesday confirmed their agreement on a Qatar-mediated proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. In exchange for Hamas to release hostages, the Israeli side agreed to release Palestinian prisoners and allow more humanitarian aid to enter the besieged enclave, said the Israeli government in a statement. Under the deal, at least 50 hostages, mainly children and women, would be freed for the release of about 150 female and teen Palestini

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Latest on Palestinian-Israeli conflict

STORY: Latest on Palestinian-Israeli conflict DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Gaza/Ramallah/Jerusalem/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gaza Strip 2. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 3. various of clashes in Tulkarm 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 5. various of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visiting Israel (courtesy of Israel's GPO) 6. STANDUP 3 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo 7. various of Türkiye STORYLINE: The Palestinian-Israeli conflict entered the 13th day on Thursday. The ongoing Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip resulted in the deaths of multiple Hamas high-level members. Clashes also broke out in a refugee camp east of the West Bank city of Tulkarm. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "Tension in Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm city, where heavy clashes took place all across the camp leaving more than 10 Palestinians

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Benjamin Netanyahu Tours Kibbutz Near Gaza - Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd from L) tours Kibbutz Bari and Kfar Gaza and talks with the soldiers, on October 14, 2023, a week after the Hamas attacks from Gaza Strip. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benjamin Netanyahu Tours Kibbutz Near Gaza - Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) tours Kibbutz Bari and Kfar Gaza and talks with the soldiers, on October 14, 2023, a week after the Hamas attacks from Gaza Strip. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benjamin Netanyahu Tours Kibbutz Near Gaza - Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left, from back) tours Kibbutz Bari and Kfar Gaza and talks with the soldiers, on October 14, 2023, a week after the Hamas attacks from Gaza Strip. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benjamin Netanyahu Tours Kibbutz Near Gaza - Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) tours Kibbutz Bari and Kfar Gaza and talks with the soldiers, on October 14, 2023, a week after the Hamas attacks from Gaza Strip. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benjamin Netanyahu Tours Kibbutz Near Gaza - Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) tours Kibbutz Bari and Kfar Gaza and talks with the soldiers, on October 14, 2023, a week after the Hamas attacks from Gaza Strip. Photo by GPO via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel's export of military equipment hits record high of 12.55 bln USD in 2022

STORY: Israel's export of military equipment hits record high of 12.55 bln USD in 2022 DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. a file footage about a weapon exhibition of the Israeli Defense Forces 2. a file footage about Israeli drones (courtesy of the Israeli Defense Forces) 3. various of Negev Summit 2022 (courtesy of GPO) 4. a file footage about a weapon exhibition of the Israeli Defense Forces 5. various of Israeli navy submarines (courtesy of the Israeli Defense Forces) STORYLINE: The export of Israel's military equipment reached an all-time high of 12.55 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, Israel's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the ministry, 2022 was the second year in a row that the overall value of defense agreements broke records. Israel's export of military equipment has surged by 50 percent over the past three years. Some 120 Israeli companies signed "hundreds" of new sales deals in 2022, with about half of them

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Israel says seals family home of Palestinian attacker in East Jerusalem

STORY: Israel says seals family home of Palestinian attacker in East Jerusalem DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Israeli Cabinet meeting (courtesy of Government Press Office, or GPO) 2. Israeli security forces sealing attackers' house (courtesy of police spokesperson) 3. Friday's scene of car-ramming attack 4. Israeli Cabinet meeting (courtesy of GPO) STORYLINE: The family home of a Palestinian man who carried out a car-ramming attack in East Jerusalem that killed three Israelis has been sealed, the Israeli police said Sunday. A video clip released by the police shows policemen and soldiers welding the doors and windows of an apartment in East Jerusalem. The home belongs to the parents of the assailant and is occupied by two of his brothers, who were all evacuated along with their belongings prior to the sealing, according to a police statement. This sealing, the first step toward a possible demolition of the house, came under the order

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Israel, U.S. discuss possible Israeli diplomatic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia

STORY: Israel, U.S. discuss possible Israeli diplomatic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (courtesy of GPO) 2. various of Abraham accords signed in Washington D.C. (courtesy of GPO) 3. various of Negev Summit (courtesy of GPO) 4. various of Netanyahu on election night 5. various of Netanyahu with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (courtesy of GPO) STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he met visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday and explored ways to forge official ties with Saudi Arabia. The two discussed "the next steps to deepen the Abraham Accords and expand the circle of peace, with emphasis on a breakthrough regarding Saudi Arabia," Netanyahu's office said in a statement. The Abraham Accords are a series of normalization deals signed in 2020 in which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain

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Former Israeli PM Netanyahu tasked with forming new gov't

STORY: Former Israeli PM Netanyahu tasked with forming new gov't DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Israeli presidential residency 2. Israeli President Herzog and former PM Netanyahu speaking (Courtesy of Israeli government press office, GPO) 3. Israeli President Herzog giving former PM Netanyahu the mandate to form a new government (Courtesy of Israeli government press office, GPO) STORYLINE: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday tasked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, after the victory of the veteran politician and his alliance of far-right parties in parliamentary elections. In broadcast joint statements, Herzog said he doesn't "turn a blind eye" to Netanyahu's ongoing criminal trial over corruption charges and it should not "be taken lightly." However, he said, the Supreme Court has ruled that Netanyahu was fit to form a government. Last week, Herzog held formal consultation talks with r

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Israeli PM welcomes U.S. proposal on maritime border with Lebanon

STORY: Israeli PM welcomes U.S. proposal on maritime border with Lebanon DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Israeli cabinet meeting (courtesy of GPO) 2. various of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaking (courtesy of GPO) 3. various of Israel's Karish gas field (courtesy of GPO) 4. various of Israel-Lebanon border STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday welcomed a U.S.-brokered proposal for demarcating a maritime border with Lebanon, saying it could increase profits for both countries from natural gas production. Lapid told his weekly cabinet meeting that Israel and Lebanon received the U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein's proposal for an agreement on a maritime line between the two countries over the weekend. The dispute concerns an area of some 860 square km of the Mediterranean Sea. He said the proposal is undergoing a legal review, adding the approval of the deal would be decided in a cabinet vote and a first cab