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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez center, meeting with Israeli representatives in a photo released on July 22, 2026. (IDF Spokesperson)
July 22, 2026, 5:13 pm
Israel ends Venezuela quake mission, will continue assisting remotely
Foreign Ministry says acting President Rodriguez met with Israeli delegation before its departure, thanked it for ‘key’ contribution to rescue efforts, as strained ties thaw
By Nava Freiberg
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) meets with Nauruan Foreign Minister Lionel Aingimea in Fiji, June 2025. (Gideon Sa'ar on X)
July 22, 2026, 10:40 am
Tiny Nauru to open embassy in Jerusalem, will be tenth country to do so
Pacific island nation, with some 12,000 inhabitants, is firmly pro-Israel, recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2019; FM Sa’ar met his Nauruan counterpart in Fiji last year
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
UK ISAR (International Search and Rescue) are pictured in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela, June 30, 2026, following two powerful earthquakes. (Miguel Medina/Pool Photo via AP)
July 1, 2026, 10:43 am
Israeli aid delegation, including military advisers, heads to quake-hit Venezuela
FM says move a ‘humanitarian act’ toward country with no diplomatic ties to Israel; group includes engineering professionals, Home Front Command experts; toll rises to over 1,900
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
L-R: German pro-Palestinian activist Nesrin Zeaiter is seen lying on a stretcher with a neck brace at an airport in Istanbul, Turkey, where Israel deported her on May 21, 2026; and flashing a victory sign, on her feet and without the neck brace, upon arrival in Germany's Hanover Airport on May 23, 2026. (Screen capture: Israeli Foreign Ministry via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 27, 2026, 10:02 am
Foreign Ministry accuses detained flotilla activists of faking their injuries
Ministry mockingly hails ‘miracle’ recovery of German activist filmed lying on a stretcher with a neck brace when deported to Turkey, standing upright two days later in Germany
By ToI Staff
Israeli naval forces sail a confiscated Gaza-bound flotilla boat into Israel's Ashdod port after intercepting the vessel on the Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 20, 2026, 4:11 am
IDF intercepts all ships in Gaza-bound flotilla, over 400 activists being transferred to Israel
Foreign Ministry denounces Global Sumud Flotilla’s attempt to break blockade as ‘a PR stunt at the service of Hamas,’ stresses rubber bullets were fired at ships and not activists
By Stav Levaton, Agencies and ToI Staff
The Israel Prison Service dresses Palestinian prisoners set for release in shirts featuring its logo, a Star of David and the sentence in Arabic: 'We will not forget or forgive,' February 15, 2025. (Israel Prison Service)
May 12, 2026, 1:16 pm
‘Blood libel’: Israel rejects NYT column alleging widespread rape of Palestinian inmates
After Nicholas Kristof cites report by Euro-Med Monitor as evidence, Israeli Ambassador to US Leiter highlights its leaders’ photos with Hamas officials
By ToI Staff
Protesters with the anti-Israel organization Jewish Voice for Peace block traffic during a demonstration outside the New York office of US Sen. Chuck Schumer, calling for an end to the US-Israel war with Iran and opposing US weapons support, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
April 30, 2026, 3:11 pm
Israel just quintupled its PR budget to $730 million; experts say it won’t work
Skeptic say that country’s image after Oct. 7 has become so tarnished by government policy and dereliction that even with vast public relations funds, it’s too late for a face lift
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
A man running in front of a sign for the Venice Biennale in Italy in an undated photo. (Stefano Mazzola via Getty Images via JTA)
April 28, 2026, 9:57 am
Venice Biennale judges won’t consider Israel due to Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant
Artist and sculptor Belu-Simion Fainaru, representing Israel, says he believes ‘art thrives on openness’; Foreign Ministry: ‘Spectacle of false, anti-Israeli political indoctrination’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
View of the Haifa port, March 15, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 15, 2026, 9:34 am
Ukraine says Russian ship carrying stolen grain docked at Haifa, asks Israel to detain it
Ambassador said to have initially asked Israel to prevent the vessel from docking; Ukraine’s FM tells Sa’ar ‘illegal trade with stolen goods must not be allowed’
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani (left), shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on February 25, 2026. (Iranian embassy in Beirut)
March 24, 2026, 5:16 pm
‘Persona non grata’: Lebanon boots Iran’s ambassador amid Hezbollah-Israel war
Israeli FM Sa’ar praises move by Beirut, urges it to take ‘meaningful steps’ against Hezbollah, which condemns envoy’s expulsion; hours later, Iranian missile intercepted over Lebanon
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on March 7, 2026, after traveling to Dover Air Force Base for a dignified transfer solemn event for six US soldiers killed in an Iranian strike in Kuwait. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
March 9, 2026, 11:02 pm
Trump has ‘no message’ for Iran’s new leader, has replacement in mind; war is ‘very complete, pretty much’
US president doesn’t elaborate on plans, as Israel says Mojtaba Khamenei’s ‘hands already stained with bloodshed’; Iran’s proxy forces pledge loyalty to new Iranian leader, Putin congratulates him
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
Illustrative: Russian policemen stand in front of the Israeli Embassy in Moscow, Russia, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
March 6, 2026, 9:02 pm
Israel boosts security for missions, tourists abroad amid ‘concrete threats’ during Iran war
Shin Bet and Foreign Ministry announce ‘overt and covert security measures’ to protect Israelis, with emphasis on Middle East, Europe and Africa
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Israel demolishes a structure inside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem on January 20, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 20, 2026, 12:23 pm
Israel demolishes UNRWA’s East Jerusalem headquarters; UN agency: ‘Unprecedented attack’
Israel, which has banned the agency, says compound doesn’t enjoy immunity as UNRWA had ceased operations there; Ben Gvir celebrates at scene: ‘Terror supporters being kicked out’
By Noam Lehmann, Agencies and ToI Staff
First responders attend to the site of a road accident that left six Israeli tourists injured, one of them critically, in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, January 10, 2026. (Screen capture: Passportcard via Ynet)
January 10, 2026, 4:03 pm
6 Israelis hurt, one critically, in minibus accident in Thailand
Vehicle reportedly tried to overtake another car, veered off road and hit a tree in Chiang Mai; Foreign Ministry in touch with wounded and their families, consul en route to scene
By ToI Staff
Soldiers guard the area around the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. (AP/Cristian Hernandez)
January 3, 2026, 6:07 pm
Foreign Ministry advises Israelis to avoid travel to Venezuela after US strikes
Updating its general warning, Israel now advises against all travel to country, including for dual Israeli-Venezuelan citizens; Caracas broke diplomatic ties with Jerusalem in 2009
By ToI Staff and AFP
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