Israel

10 Nov 2022; MEMO: US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, said Thursday Washington will oppose any Israeli attempt to annex parts of the Occupied West Bank, Anadolu News Agency reports.

"We will push back against any attempt at annexation," Nides told the Israeli public broadcaster, KAN.

"We don't support annexation. It's not just us; it's most countries," he said.

10 Nov 2022; MEMO: Israel has received three new F-35 fighter jets today from the United States at a military air base in the Negev region, Arab48 reported.

The new jets that arrived in Israel will join the 33 aircraft that have been delivered by the US Defence Contractor, Lockheed Martin.

9 Nov 2022; MEMO: Outgoing Israeli Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, warned Wednesday of rising extremism inside Israel, Anadolu News Agency reports.

"The extremism in society and in the government is what bothers me," Gantz said in statements cited by The Jerusalem Post newspaper.

Opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to form the upcoming government in Israel after his right-wing alliance won last week's legislative elections.

TEL AVIV, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Israel on Wednesday described what has been an open secret for two decades - that it has used drones not just for surveillance but also in strikes within the country, against Palestinian militants in Gaza, and possibly targets as far away as Iran or Sudan.

09 Nov 2022; MEMO: Israel has submitted a request to FIFA and officials of the International Telecommunication Union of the United Nations (UN) for cellular access in Qatar.

According to the Israeli public broadcaster, Kan 11, Israel is attempting to enable its citizens to use Qatar's cellular networks with its original SIM cards.

08 Nov 2022; MEMO: The leader of Israel's extreme right-wing Otzma Yehudit party met with Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu today as part of the negotiations to form the next coalition government. Right-wing parties won a simple majority of parliamentary seats in last week's General Election.

05 Nov 2022; MEMO: Likud Head Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to include Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid in his cabinet to avoid international isolation, Israel's public broadcaster Kan reported on Friday.

03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Israel Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win as final results confirmed the former premier's triumphant comeback at the head of a solidly right-wing alliance, Reuters reports.

Netanyahu's victory is set to end an unprecedented stalemate in Israel after five elections in less than four years.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli election officials were tallying the final votes from national elections on Thursday, with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looking likely to reclaim the premiership with a comfortable majority backed by far-right allies.

03 Nov 2022; MEMO: After disappointing election results, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid yesterday canceled his attendance of the UN climate conference in Egypt next week, the Times of Israel reported.

"President [Isaac] Herzog will be representing Israel at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh," Lapid's office said.

Last month, Lapid agreed to take part in COP27, saying "climate crisis presents us with exceptional opportunities" for the Israeli economy.