US and Israeli defense chiefs meet in Washington Iran was among the notable topics for U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Israel’s Naftali Bennett at the Pentagon.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman resigns over Gaza cease-fire The hawkish lawmaker called the truce "a capitulation to terror."
Knesset restores war powers to Cabinet, saying prime minister and defense minister can’t act alone The Cabinet must approve a decision to go to war or initiate an action that could lead to war.