Danny Danon

Turkey condemns Israel's attacks targeting the UN peacekeepers in Lebanon (UNIFIL), its Foreign Ministry said late on Thursday, adding Ankara would continue supporting similar peacekeeping initiatives and structures.

Israel plans to follow the example of the United States and leave UNESCO, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, reports Sega. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is preparing to withdraw from UNESCO after the "the brave and moral decision" that Washington announced earlier today, the Associated Press reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won another term as leader of the ruling rightwing Likud ahead of a snap election, the faction said Jan. 1, easily defeating his lone hard-right challenger.