Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will head to Washington in the coming days to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and discuss economic and political cooperation, Smotrich's spokesperson said Thursday.

Far-right minister set for first official visit with Trump administration, heralding potential major policy shift after Biden kept settlement-backing politician at arm's length

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid denounces Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for engaging in “shameful politics” over a report that the pair had offered the coalition’s Haredi parties concessions on the 2025 state budget in order to secure their agreement for the postponement of the passage of a law exempting yeshiva students from military service.

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Israeli far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism party has said it will quit the government if the Israel-Hamas deal would enter the second phase

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TEHRAN- Israel is making desperate attempts to put on a brave face in the wake of the repercussions of its failed military strategy in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas warned the mediating countries, Qatar, Egypt, and the US, that it would not proceed with the next phase of the hostage release scheduled for Saturday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to open the “gates of hell” on Hamas if all remaining hostages aren’t released, as he touted support from the Trump administration for his policy in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to prevent the implementation of the hostage deal’s second phase, a senior Israeli security official familiar with the negotiations told the Ynet news site on Sunday. “Every time you think it’s impossible ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene a physical meeting in Jerusalem with Defense Minister Israel Katz and other senior officials from the Defense Ministry on Saturday night. Additional officials who will attend the meeting include Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar,