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Gideon Saar

Gideon Saar
The latest news and top stories on Gideon Saar, the Foreign Minister of Israel since November 2024. He has held numerous ministerial positions, including Minister of Education, Minister of the Interior, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Justice. A former Member of Knesset for Likud, he later founded the New Hope party.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas delivers a statement at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s foreign minister cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remark

Saar accused Kallas of ‘acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness’ by reportedly comparing Israel to South Africa’s apartheid regime.

Israel-Gaza war

‘Welcome to Israel’: videos of bound Gaza flotilla activists trigger furore

US, Israel war on Iran

After ‘wonderful’ talks with Lebanon, Israel envoy says more dialogue coming

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Middle East

Israel’s military to occupy swathe of southern Lebanon amid widening war

Israel plans to hold south Lebanon up to the Litani River, but Hezbollah vows to resist occupation.

A plume of smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
China-Middle East relations

China urges Israel to end war in Iran as regional tensions escalate

Beijing says US-Israeli strikes were in bad faith and calls for an immediate halt, a return to talks and opposition to unilateral action.

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China-Middle East relations

How will China adjust Israel ties as US-led strikes on Iran reshape Middle East?

Beijing is unlikely to abandon ‘balanced diplomacy’ in the region despite killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, analysts say.

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‘Plan B is war’: Gaza truce faces late April test despite Trump’s peace push

Observers say the unresolved question of Hamas’ disarmament leaves the fragile truce vulnerable to collapse.

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US President Donald Trump raises the gavel during the “Board of Peace” meeting in Washington on Thursday. Photo: EPA
China-Middle East relations

Israeli diplomat Aviv Ezra says ties with China must not be marred by ‘politics’

Highest level official to visit China since Gaza war highlights opportunities for China and Israel to advance ties as peace deal progresses.

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China-Middle East relations

Israel’s China envoy calls to deepen historical ties in rare media outreach

Eli Belotserkovsky’s article comes amid global buzz over Trump’s Board of Peace and months after closer media ties pledge with Xinhua head.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel objects to composition of Trump-led Gaza ‘board of peace’

PM Netanyahu says the unveiling of the board was not coordinated with Israel and contradicted his government’s policy.

Palestinian girls walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war in Gaza City on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Israel

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland enrages Somalia, African Union

Several other countries also condemned Israel’s decision and Trump stated his opposition to US recognition of the breakaway state.

A man holds a flag of Somaliland in front of the Hargeisa War Memorial monument in Hargeisa. Somaliland’s president on Friday welcomed Israel’s announcement that it was recognising its statehood. Photo: AFP
Israel

Jews worldwide urged to ‘come home’ to Israel after Bondi massacre

Gideon Saar says ‘Jews are being hunted across the world’ following the December 14 Isis-inspired shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia.

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Australia

Bondi Beach attack sparks global misinformation crisis, and AI-driven hate

A leading counterterrorism expert warns that ‘agentic AI’ and political point-scoring are fuelling a toxic symbiosis between extremists.

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Middle East

Lebanon and Israel hold first direct civilian talks in decades

Talks were held days after the first anniversary of the start of the fragile truce between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Lebanese army soldiers stand atop a military vehicle overlooking Hanita, an Israeli military base, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, last month. Photo: EPA
Germany

In policy reversal, Germany to lift restrictions on Israeli arms exports

The decision was based on a stabilised ceasefire with Hamas, and the flow of humanitarian aid, a government spokesman said.

An Israeli Merkava tank manoeuvres towards the southern Gaza Strip border near Khan Younis in May. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Israeli strike in Lebanon kills Hezbollah operative amid tensions with UN peacekeepers

Strike kills a school principal with Hezbollah links on the same day Israeli forces mistakenly fired near UN peacekeepers.

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Netanyahu faces backlash over US-backed statement on Palestinian independence

The statement indicating support for a pathway to a Palestinian state infuriated Netanyahu’s conservative and ultranationalist allies.

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Over 100,000 at pro-Palestinian protest which forced early end to Spanish Vuelta

The opposition accused the leftist government of permitting an ‘international embarrassment’ during the Madrid cycling race.

Protesters clash with police as they block the road to disrupt the 21st stage of the Spanish cycling race La Vuelta from Alalpardo to Madrid on Sunday. Photo: Europa Press / dpa
Middle East

Israel intercepts missile fired by Houthis after deadly strikes on Yemen

Exchange of fire is the latest between the Middle East foes amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel says to act with ‘great force’ in Gaza City, urging full evacuation

Israel’s military drops leaflets urging people to flee, ahead of a planned operation to conquer the area.

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Spain

Spain, Israel ties hit new low after Madrid moves ‘to stop Gaza genocide’

Madrid’s measures, including an arms embargo on Israel, prompt Israel to accuse Spain of antisemitism and bar two ministers from entry.

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Smoke rises as a result of an Israeli air strike on the outskirts of Gaza City, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza in southern Israel, on Monday. Photo: EPA
Israel-Gaza war

Israel, Denmark to explore evacuation of Gaza patients

Denmark has also offered support in treating Gaza patients in the West Bank.

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar (right) meets with Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke in Jerusalem. Rasmussen, whose country currently holds the six-month rotating EU presidency, called for an immediate halt to the Gaza war. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Post-war plan sees US administering Gaza for at least a decade: report

Plan reportedly involves the temporary relocation of Palestinians and redevelopment of the war-torn enclave.

Israel

Israel revokes Australian diplomat visas over Palestinian recognition

Visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority have been revoked, after Australia earlier cancelled an Israeli lawmaker’s visa.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Netanyahu vows to ‘complete’ Gaza war amid mounting pressure

Gaza war plan puts Israel’s prime minister at odds with hostage families, global calls for truce.

Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Hamas agrees to release 10 hostages in ‘difficult’ Gaza truce talks

The US has signalled its belief that an agreement for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel will be struck before the end of the week.

Protesters demand the immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza at a rally near the US consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday. Photo: Reauters
Middle East

Israeli military strikes targets at Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen

Two missiles were launched from Yemen towards Israel just hours later, the Israeli army said.

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