Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds talks with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) shakes hands with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at the State Department in Washington on August 27, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at the State Department in Washington on August 27, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at the State Department in Washington on August 27, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at the State Department in Washington on August 27, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

Marco Rubio meets with Gideon Sa?ar - Washington

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at the State Department in Washington on August 27, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ukraine-Israel diplomatic talks

Ukraine-Israel diplomatic talks

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (R) and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar hold a joint press conference following their talks in Kyiv on July 23, 2025.

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

Press conference of Gideon Sa'ar and Margus Tsahkna

02.07.2025, Tallinn. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) in Tallinn. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Israel day at Osaka expo

Israel day at Osaka expo

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a ceremony at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 15, 2025, marking the event's Israel day.

Israeli foreign minister in Tokyo

Israeli foreign minister in Tokyo

Anti-war protesters stage a rally outside the venue of a press conference by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar in Tokyo on May 14, 2025.

Israeli foreign minister in Tokyo

Israeli foreign minister in Tokyo

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 14, 2025.

Japan-Israel talks

Japan-Israel talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar before their talks in Tokyo on May 13, 2025.

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

EU Commission vice-president, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (L) is talking with the Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Moshe Saar (R) prior the start of an EU-Israel Association Council meeting in the Europa building on February 24, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Gideon Sa'ar is member of the Knesset for the party New Hope. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

(L-R) Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs Constantinos Kombos is talking with the Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Moshe Saar, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg, Maltese Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg and the Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen prior the start of an EU-Israel Association Council meeting in the Europa building on February 24, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Gideon Sa'ar is member of the Knesset for the party New Hope. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

EU Commission vice-president, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (L) pose with the Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Moshe Saar (C) and the EU Commissioner for Mediterranean Dubravka Suica (R) prior the start of an EU-Israel Association Council meeting in the Europa building on February 24, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Gideon Sa'ar is member of the Knesset for the party New Hope. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

Luxembourg Minister of Foreign Affairs Xavier Bettel (L) is telling with the Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Moshe Saar (C) prior the start of an EU-Israel Association Council meeting in the Europa building on February 24, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Gideon Sa'ar is member of the Knesset for the party New Hope. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

EU-Israel Association Council - Brussels

Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg (L) is talking with the Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Moshe Saar and the EU Commission vice-president, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas prior the start of an EU-Israel Association Council meeting in the Europa building on February 24, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Gideon Sa'ar is member of the Knesset for the party New Hope. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel successfully tests naval anti-missile defense system: ministry

STORY: Israel successfully tests naval anti-missile defense system: ministry DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. file of naval "Iron Dome" test (courtesy of MOD YOUTUBE CHANNEL) 2. various of Israel's gas field 3. various of Israel's navy ships in the sea STORYLINE: Israel's defense ministry announced on Monday that it had "successfully" completed tests of a naval "Iron Dome" aerial defense system, designed to protect the country's natural gas fields off the Mediterranean shore. The system, known as "C-Dome," is installed on an Israeli Navy's Sa'ar 6-class corvette. It is the maritime version of the Iron Dome, an anti-missile system that Israel uses mainly to intercept short and medium-range rockets from the Gaza Strip. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that in a series of tests, the system "successfully intercepted advanced targets," including rockets, cruise missiles and drones. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the naval system is

Israel tests new anti-ship naval missile system

STORY: Israel tests new anti-ship naval missile system DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the missile test 2. inside the control room 3. various of the missile test 4. various of Sa'ar 6-class corvette launching a Gabriel V missile in Haifa port 5. various of Israel Navy ship at sea STORYLINE: Israeli Navy completed "successful tests" of a new anti-ship naval missile system, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the ministry, tests of the Gabriel V, an advanced long-range anti-ship missile system, proved its capacity to intercept a variety of targets. In a trial in August, a Sa'ar 6-class corvette launched a Gabriel V missile at a mock ship and destroyed it. The system's interception missiles are capable of traveling for hundreds of kilometers in different naval and aerial conditions, according to a statement issued by the military. "The missile enables the prevention and destruction of a wide range

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

(220814) -- RAMAT GAN, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (C), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist alliance Blue and White, and Gideon Sa'ar (R), the justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party, and former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot attend a joint press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. The former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot announced on Sunday that he has joined the alliance of two government ministers to run for the November parliamentary elections. The new three-way alliance will be headed by Gantz, with Sa'ar as his second and Eisenkot in the third place. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

(220814) -- RAMAT GAN, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (C), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist alliance Blue and White, and Gideon Sa'ar (R), the justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party, and former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot attend a joint press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. The former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot announced on Sunday that he has joined the alliance of two government ministers to run for the November parliamentary elections. The new three-way alliance will be headed by Gantz, with Sa'ar as his second and Eisenkot in the third place. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

(220814) -- RAMAT GAN, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (C), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist alliance Blue and White, and Gideon Sa'ar (R), the justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party, and former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot attend a joint press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. The former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot announced on Sunday that he has joined the alliance of two government ministers to run for the November parliamentary elections. The new three-way alliance will be headed by Gantz, with Sa'ar as his second and Eisenkot in the third place. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

(220814) -- RAMAT GAN, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (1st L), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist alliance Blue and White, speaks at a joint press conference with former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot (2nd L) and Gideon Sa'ar, the justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party, in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. The former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot announced on Sunday that he has joined the alliance of two government ministers to run for the November parliamentary elections. The new three-way alliance will be headed by Gantz, with Sa'ar as his second and Eisenkot in the third place. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-GANTZ-SAAR-JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-GANTZ-SAAR-JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

(220711) -- RAMAT GAN, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (R), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist Blue and White party, and Gideon Sa'ar, justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party attend a joint press conference in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan on July 10, 2022. Leaders of two parties in Israel's outgoing coalition government announced on Sunday that they would run jointly in the upcoming national elections. Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa'ar called in a joint statement for a centrist unity government with Gantz at the helm that would "say no to extremism." (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-GANTZ-SAAR-JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-GANTZ-SAAR-JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

(220711) -- RAMAT GAN, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (R), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist Blue and White party, and Gideon Sa'ar, justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party attend a joint press conference in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan on July 10, 2022. Leaders of two parties in Israel's outgoing coalition government announced on Sunday that they would run jointly in the upcoming national elections. Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa'ar called in a joint statement for a centrist unity government with Gantz at the helm that would "say no to extremism." (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)