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Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel is preparing for the possibility that fighting with Iran could flare up again: "If Iran fires missiles at Israel, Israel will strike Iran with force — it could happen within two days."

Ankara condemned the cabinet vote as politically motivated, while Azerbaijan also urged Israel to reconsider the decision

In a unanimous vote, Israeli ministers approved Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s proposal to recognize the genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire against more than a million Armenians. In the past, Israel avoided doing so out of concern for harming relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Erdogan is escalating against Zionism, Congress is warning against F-35 sales, and Israel is moving toward Armenian Genocide recognition

Israeli concern grows after Trump floated a Syrian role against Hezbollah, while Shin Bet says Hamas figures in Turkey directed attacks in Judea and Samaria

The Shin Bet and the IDF have revealed the identities of Hamas operatives working from Turkey to advance terror activity in Judea and Samaria. According to security officials, dozens of attacks foiled over the past year were directed by them through recruitment, financing, and the transfer of weapons.

Turkey frames Israel’s operations in Syria and Lebanon as a direct security concern, as Netanyahu calls Erdogan an “antisemitic dictator”

Israel rejected Mustafa Çiftçi’s Ottoman-style remarks after Turkey’s interior minister said he hoped to see Jerusalem “liberated”

New details have emerged about a plan to topple Iran's ayatollah regime: Israel and the United States prepared an outline under which thousands of Kurdish fighters from Iraq were supposed to cross into Iranian territory. As part of the preparations, the Mossad supplied the Kurds with weapons and ammunition confiscated from Hamas and Hezbollah.

Turkey’s opposition says Erdogan’s allies carried out a “judicial coup” after a court removed the party’s elected leader and restored the rival he defeated in 2023

About 20 vessels are reportedly gathering in Marmaris, raising Israeli concern that a new Gaza flotilla could lead to a less peaceful naval confrontation

After the Israeli Navy seized 21 boats near Crete, the IDF released about 170 activists at a Greek port. Two flotilla leaders were brought to Israel to face trial as the military braces for another convoy leaving Turkey.

Agents stopped an Iranian-born California businesswoman moments before her flight to Turkey, alleging she arranged sales of bombs, drones, and millions of rifle rounds from Iran to Sudan; if convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison.

After a wave of reported missile and drone strikes hitting civilian targets, foreign ministers meeting in Riyadh issued a blistering joint statement condemning Iran, backing the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter, and urging an emergency UN session.

Islamist groups circulated her details and pressed prosecutors before U.S.-backed diplomacy secured her release via third country

Ynet reports Istanbul-based dual-national soldier publicly exposed after IDF discloses 112 Turkish citizens serving in military

What began as a jealous rivalry between two shopkeepers spiraled into violence, siege, and a dramatic rescue that became known as the Purim of the Bandits.

Detention in central Istanbul highlights Turkey’s use of president-insult laws as Israeli officials work quietly for her release

Over 500,000 people march to the Galata Bridge in freezing weather, with civil groups and organizers calling for an end to the war in Gaza

At a Jerusalem summit, Israel’s prime minister frames the trilateral partnership as a response to terrorism, regional instability and growing geopolitical pressure