The Latest Breaking News from Tel Aviv

In his busy Tel Aviv restaurant, chef Yair Yosefi adds a magic ingredient to his signature cake: Israel's first commercially produced vanilla providing what devotees claim is perhaps the strongest ever flavor. It is made by Vanilla Vida, a new food-industry player that says its computer-guided curing process, along with…

A poll of 27,000 city-dwellers from Melbourne to Madrid, Chicago to Copenhagen and Tel Aviv to Tokyo, saw Rome come out top as the dirtiest on the globe followed by New York in second place.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned the United States and its allies against destabilizing the security of the Middle East after US President Joe Biden signed a joint security declaration in Tel Aviv directed primarily against Tehran. "The great nation of Iran will not accept any insecurity or crisis in the…

The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel shifted Hezbollah's strategy from "commitment to defense" to threatening Tel Aviv with an attack. Hezbollah Sec-Gen Hassan Nasrallah warned of the outbreak of war if Lebanon was banned from extracting oil and gas from its water. The official statements of the party's…

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz took advantage of his meeting with US President Joe Biden, to ask him for unplanned US assistance, worth $4 billion a year, for developing and accelerating the production of the modern air defense system known as the Iron Beam, security sources in Tel Aviv revealed…

The White House says Biden is trying to limit physical contact during his trip to the Middle East because of COVID risks. But it's a decision that comes conveniently ahead of an awkward meeting.

The niece of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh expressed "outrage" Wednesday as US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel, condemning Washington for inaction over her killing. Lina Abu Akleh watched on television from her home in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as Air Force One touched down near Tel Aviv,…

Moments after US President Joe Biden touched down in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Israeli military showed him new hardware it says is essential to confronting Iran: anti-drone lasers. While Israel has long been known for its efforts to thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Israeli officials have increasingly been sounding the…

The White House said Wednesday that President Joe Biden would limit physical contact during his Middle East tour, citing coronavirus concerns, as he landed in Israel ahead of a trip to Saudi Arabia. Biden, 79, began his first regional visit as president by landing at Ben Gurion airport near the…