Israeli Foreign Ministry

Geert Wilders, a big winner in his country’s election last November, called Iran’s supreme religious leader Ali Khamenei “a psychopath and a lunatic,” among other things.

The Dutchman was quick to express his strong displeasure at the missile attack by the mullahs’ regime on Israel.

Absolute grief prevails in Israel over the missile attack from Lebanese territory that hit an outdoor area in the Golan Heights, resulting in the death of 12 young children. This has not only triggered a counterattack by the Israeli Armed Forces but also a wave of concern about escalation in the region.

At least 12 children and young people were killed on Saturday when multiple rockets struck a village in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Israeli officials said, in an attack that has sparked fears of a significant escalation in the long-standing conflict.

Israel is set to summon ambassadors of countries that voted for full Palestinian U.N. membership "for a protest talk" on Sunday, a foreign ministry spokesman has said.

It came after the Palestinian Authority said it would "reconsider" its relationship with the United States after Washington vetoed the Palestinian membership bid earlier this week.

In the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the United States has called on the Israeli government to make a clear distinction between Hamas terrorists and innocent Palestinian civilians. This request came as Israel escalated its response after a surprise attack by Hamas on October 7.

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis will welcome his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in Athens on Thursday in the first visit of a foreign government envoy to the country since the inauguration of the new Greek administration.

Senior Turkish officials held meetings in West Jerusalem on Feb. 17 ahead of a rare visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Turkey, officials said.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay a visit to Turkey upon the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 9 and 10 as part of an ongoing joint effort to normalize relations between the two countries, Turkish media reported on Feb. 15.

Turkish football club Demir Grup Sivasspor were stranded at an airport in Israel on their way back to Turkey, the team said early on Dec. 11. 

Investments, energy and the broadening of Greek-Israeli relations will be at the center of a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.

Mitsotakis' trip to Israel will be his first trip overseas after the coronavirus outbreak. He will be accompanied by six ministers, including defence and tourism.