The government has turned to the defense industry to bolster the military’s ability to intercept aerial drones; a competition was launched among eight large and small firms including Elbit, Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries

Israel has announced the closing its embassy in Dublin, Ireland, in protest against Ireland’s decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood and to accuse the Israelis of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip

Netanyahu, indicted in 2019, is Israel’s first sitting prime minister to be charged with a crime and must testify three times a week; he took the witness stand for the first time on 10 December 2024 in his long-running corruption trial, denying charges

Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of carrying out "ethnic cleansing" against the Palestinian population