Defense bill includes Israel assistance provisions, including anti-missile programs The National Defense Authorization Act includes $600 million for missile defense programs.
Netanyahu signs clause advancing natural gas deal The prime minister pressed ahead with the deal despite objections by the country’s Anti-Trust Authority, which ruled that the consortium developing the Leviathan gas field could be a monopoly.
Massive gas field discovered in Mediterranean off Egypt’s coast The field is significantly larger than Israel’s offshore Leviathan field, which had been considered the largest gas field in the Mediterranean.
