Israel will continue to defend its citizens, says UN envoy in response to Syria threats

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon at an anti-BDS conference held at the UN headquarters in New York on November 17, 2016. (Harel Rintzler)

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon at an anti-BDS conference held at the UN headquarters in New York on November 17, 2016. (Harel Rintzler)

Danon fires back at Syrian ambassador who called Friday’s raid on Hezbollah arms transfer a ‘terror operation’ and warned Syrian retaliatory missile launches were ‘game-changer’

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IDF strikes IS target in Syria, day after killing 4 IS-affiliated terrorists following clash

An Israel Air Force F-16 fighter jet fires off flares during a demonstration on December 31, 2015. (Hagar Amibar/Israel Air Force/Flickr)

An Israel Air Force F-16 fighter jet fires off flares during a demonstration on December 31, 2015. (Hagar Amibar/Israel Air Force/Flickr)

Military says it took out compound used as base for attack on IDF troops Sunday by members of Khalid ibn al-Walid Army in Golan Heights

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Liberman to Palestinian paper: Israel would ‘completely destroy’ Hamas in next war

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks during an Israel Beytenu faction meeting at the Knesset on June 6, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks during an Israel Beytenu faction meeting at the Knesset on June 6, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Defense minister says Hamas has spent over $500 million on arms; insists Israel doesn’t seek another war, would rebuild Strip once rockets, tunnels cease

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Touting aid deal, Obama says true Israeli security requires Palestinian statehood

President Barack Obama speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum on March 22, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images/JTA)

President Barack Obama speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum on March 22, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images/JTA)

US president says military package will help Israel defend itself but ‘long-term security’ depends on creating ‘an independent and viable Palestine’

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US Pacific Fleet shrinks even as China grows more aggressive

FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2015 file photo, family members of sailors wave as the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives at a U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan south of Tokyo. The U.S. Pacific Fleet is smaller than it was in the 1990s, helping fuel a debate about whether the U.S. has enough ships to meet challenges posed by fast-growing and increasingly assertive Chinese naval forces. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

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Israeli jets carry out strikes north of Damascus — reports

Illustrative photo of an IAF F-15 fighter jet flying over Israel during the 'Blue Flag' exercise at Ovda Airfield near Eilat on October 21, 2015. (Israeli Air Force)

Illustrative photo of an IAF F-15 fighter jet flying over Israel during the ‘Blue Flag’ exercise at Ovda Airfield near Eilat on October 21, 2015. (Israeli Air Force)

Raids said to target four trucks loaded with ballistic missiles; no immediate reports of casualties

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