'We defanged the snake, and if Hezbollah does not withdraw beyond the Litani and tries to violate the ceasefire, we will crush its head,' Katz emphasizes.

Minister Katz clarified his position following report that he had privately told a US official Jerusalem was not interested in controlling Gaza after the war.

The IAF carried out numerous strikes in Syria overnight Sunday, taking out weaponry that Jerusalem fears could fall into the hands of hostiles.

'If until now we have distinguished between the state of Lebanon and Hezbollah, and between Beirut as a whole and Dahiyeh, which we have struck very hard, this will no longer be,' says Israeli defense minister.

'Norway chose to award the rapists and murderers of Hamas in the form of recognition of a Palestinian state,' says Yisrael Katz.

Erdogan, a fierce critic of Israel, on Sunday threatened that Turkey might invade the Jewish state.

President Herzog condemns potential ICC warrants for Israeli officials, warning against hindering global fight against terrorism.

Israel's FM: 'Any engagement in the recognition of a Palestinian state only distances reaching a resolution and increases regional instability.'

Relations between Israel and Bolivia have been frozen for over a decade, but that is poised to change.

More than 250 people have been killed and thousands injured so far since the Iraqi protests erupted on October 1.

'This is an important accomplishment in strengthening and promoting Jerusalem’s status in the world,' Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.

Israel Katz announced 'a groundbreaking diplomatic plan' for the signing of a historic non-aggression pact with the Arab Gulf states.

Israel will be hosting journalists from Iraq and Saudi Arabia as well as from other Arab countries. The Palestinians want them blacklisted by Arab media.

Israel's Transportation Minister said the plan calls for an island eight square kilometer (three square miles) in size, linked to Gaza by a bridge. The island, estimated to cost $5 billion, would include a seaport and perhaps a future airport.

Arab Member of Parliament Tibi raises a Palestinian Authority flag on the Temple Mount, advocating against any Israeli presence at Judaism's holiest site.