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Report: IDF warns Saudi F-35 sale could erode Israel’s air superiority

Air Force officials stressed that the F-35’s advanced detection, data-processing and networked systems give Israel an edge unmatched by any other country in the region

Yoav Zitun | 11.18.25

Trump says US will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia

Sale would mark a significant policy shift, potentially altering the military balance in the Middle East and testing Washington's definition of maintaining Israel's 'qualitative military edge'

Reuters, ynet | 11.17.25

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas

‘Cell is ready for Abbas’: Ben-Gvir urges arrests if UN advances Palestinian statehood plan

Police minister calls on Netanyahu to 'order targeted killings of senior PA officials' and jail Palestinian leader if UN plan moves forward, accusing Ramallah of glorifying terrorism and inciting violence

Moran Azulay | 11.17.25

Saudi Arabia's path to the big deal, and the fear that 'motivation for normalization will decrease'

Former National Security Council official Yoel Guzansky does not outright rule out the sale of advanced aircraft to Riyadh, but emphasizes: 'We need to act to suspend the deal, otherwise the Saudis will lose motivation to advance relations with Israel'; At the same time, the media in Riyadh is presenting bin Salman's visit to the White House as a 'historic move'

Gal Ganot, Lior Ben Ari | 11.16.25

Benefits of normalization outweigh risks of selling F-35s to the Saudis

Opinion: Selling the fighter jets to the kingdom could erode the IDF's qualitative air superiority, but the profit inherent in a diplomatic move justifies the risk; The myriad of restrictions and barriers that the US imposes on arms deals to the Middle East are supposed to ensure that the Saudis will have difficulty operating the F-35 against Israel

Ron Ben-Yishai | 11.16.25

Saudi Arabia seeks regional dominance with F-35 deal, expert says

Riyadh sees ties with Israel as key to leading the region, while Jerusalem rebuffs renewed US-backed Palestinian state push under Trump peace plan; as UN weighs Gaza stabilization force, officials insist on demilitarization and reject any path to Palestinian sovereignty

Alexandra Lukash | 11.16.25

דונלד טראמפ בפסגה עם מנהיגי מדינות המפרץ בסעודיה

Trump weighs F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia ahead of White House meeting with bin Salman

Ahead of meeting with Saudi crown prince, Trump signals support for an F-35 sale tied to broader defense, nuclear and Israel normalization talks; move could reshape regional dynamics as the US advances a Gaza plan with a path to Palestinian statehood

Reuters | 11.15.25

בנימין נתניהו דונלד טראמפ מוחמד בן סלמאן

Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties

Riyadh signals it won’t formalize ties with Israel during Mohammed bin Salman’s White House visit, insisting progress depends on a credible path to Palestinian statehood; scaled-back defense deal set to define US security role in the Gulf

Reuters | 11.10.25

החות'ים חושפים מבצע ביטחוני למעצר רשת ריגול

Houthis allege Mossad and IDF officers operated spy ring out of Saudi Arabia

Iran-backed group says it arrested members of an alleged spy ring operating in Yemen, accusing them of monitoring military sites and leaders on behalf of foreign intelligence agencies

Lior Ben Ari | 11.09.25

Report: Saudi request to purchase F-35 fighter jets advances after Pentagon review

Sale would mark a significant policy shift, potentially altering the military balance in the Middle East and testing Washington's definition of maintaining Israel's 'qualitative military edge'

Reuters | 11.05.25

After the Gaza ceasefire, will the Houthis attack Saudi Arabia?

Analysis: After the Gaza ceasefire, the Houthis face converging economic, political and military crises that could threaten their survival; seeking leverage and new revenue, they have set their sights on Saudi Arabia

Ari Heistein | 11.04.25

Saudi Crown Prince heads to US seeking defense pact, F-35 deal and nuclear tech

Trump hoped for normalization by year’s end, but a Riyadh-linked analyst told the NYT it’s unlikely without a 'miraculous' Israeli shift on a Palestinian state; Crown Prince bin Salman visits the U.S. this month seeking a defense pact, F-35s and nuclear tech

ynet | 11.01.25

With pink scarves and hijabs, Arab women unite to fight breast cancer across the Middle East

After years of crisis and rising cancer deaths, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and even war-torn Yemen are rallying women to get screened—reviving breast cancer awareness campaigns under powerful local slogans

Lior Ben Ari | 10.27.25

Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan faces growing doubts and diplomatic tensions

US officials are in Israel to deter Netanyahu from restarting fighting in Gaza and derailing Phase Two; but Trump’s plan is riddled with gaps: Hamas demands for disarmament, Israeli conditions on the PA, funding hurdles and no clear multinational force

Ron Ben-Yishai | 10.25.25

Gulf states clash over Gaza’s future: Qatar vs. UAE and Saudi Arabia

Opinion: Saudi Arabia and UAE seek to lead Gaza’s reconstruction but reject Qatar’s dominant role; they condition aid on Hamas’s removal and full disarmament, while Qatar favors rapid, near-unconditional rebuilding — risking renewed funding for Hamas

Yoel Guzansky | 10.25.25

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