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Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday — a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia’s longstanding opposition to secession. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would seek immediate cooperation with Somaliland in agriculture, health, technology and the economy. In a statement, he congratulated Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, praised his leadership and invited him to visit Israel. Netanyahu said the declaration “is in the spirit of the Abraham Accords, signed at the initiative of president Trump”. The 2020 accords were brokered by Trump’s first administration and included Israel formalising diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, with other countries joining later. Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and Somaliland’s president signed a joint declaration of mutual recognition, the Israeli statement said. Abdullahi said in a state...

Earlier this year, reports said the U.S. and Israel held talks with Somaliland officials about possibly using its territory to resettle Palestinians. Somalia, which considers the breakaway region part of its sovereign territory, denounced Israel's move as a 'deliberate attack on its sovereignty'

The European organization expelled Israel from its ranks because, according to a December letter, 'actions by the current Israeli government are not deemed compatible with the principled commitment to protect human life'

Included in the 45 honorary members of the largely-symbolic committee are YouTuber and Gaza fundraiser Ms. Rachel, Jewish Voice for Peace Action political leader Beth Miller, and Hollywood star Cynthia Nixon, who recently signed a petition calling for a cultural boycott of Israel

Gabriel Tamaș a clarificat, după mai mulți ani, circumstanțele incidentului petrecut în Israel, explicând motivele care au dus la arestarea sa din perioada în care juca la Hapoel Haifa.

If Israel wants Nvidia to shape its AI future the way Intel shaped its chip past, it must once again choose wisely.

As for chips and pharma, two leading sectors in Israel's exports, the negotiations are expected to continue for months to come.

Mahmoud Hibi, an Israeli citizen from a Bedouin town in the north, is the 245th Arab citizen of Israel killed in 2025, marking an annual record for the number of murders in Israeli Arab society

Israel is no longer just an innovation hub. It has become a global capital market with the scale and sophistication to influence even the world’s largest public companies

Israel is no longer just an innovation hub. It has become a global capital market with the scale and sophistication to influence even the world’s largest public companies

Months-long delays in a domestic tender appear to have pushed Israel toward a U.S. purchase that undercuts its effort to shift rifle production to local manufacturers and reduce reliance on imports

The bill replaces temporary emergency legislation, which was originally passed to authorize the shutdown of the Qatar-based network in Israel. The new law does not require court approval to close a media outlet

'Israel is an important ally, and there are things we'll certainly work on together,' Vice President JD Vance said at a conference of the movement once led by the slain Charlie Kirk, 'but we're also going to have very substantive disagreements with Israel, and that's OK'

Huckabee’s stance has drawn criticism from figures including Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene who have questioned whether US support for Israel serves national interests.

JERUSALEM: Israel’s security cabinet approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country’s far-right finance minister said on Sunday was aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. The latest approvals come days after the United Nations said the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank — all of which are illegal under the international law — had reached its highest level since at least 2017. The Israeli government’s decision brings the total number of settlements illegally approved over the past three years to 69, according to a statement from the office of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. “The proposal by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz to declare and formalise 19 new settlements in Judea and Samaria has been approved by the cabinet,” the statement said, without specifying when the decision was taken. Decision brings the total number of settlements illegally approved over the past three years t...

Prominent MAGA personalities, including Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson, trade blows as the pro-Israel and America First camps fight for ideological dominance within the Republican Party

According to the images, in recent months, hundreds of buildings have been destroyed in Shujaiya, in the eastern part of Gaza City alone. According to a U.K. based Forensic Architecture group, Israel maintains 48 positions along the Yellow Line in the Strip, 13 of which were built since the cease-fire

The move effectively legalizes the repopulation of four northern West Bank settlements that Israel evacuated in 2005 under the Oslo Accords. Far-right Minister Smotrich, who spearheaded the initiative, said Israel has authorized 69 new outposts over the past three years

Israeli security officials said three Gaza residents detained in Rahat had been in Israel before the October 7 Hamas attack, contradicting police claims. The suspects, found with ammunition and stolen military gear, were detained during a police operation targeting weapons theft

Israel’s National Insurance Institute released its first-half 2025 wage report, showing a 4.5% rise in average pay but a 43% median-to-mean gap and a 54% gender gap.