Athens sees its strategic partnership with Israel as extending beyond individual leaders, but amid uncertainty with Turkey and shifting energy and maritime dynamics, the strength of Israel’s next government carries significant weight for Greece

With neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor challenger Gadi Eisenkot assured of a parliamentary majority, Israel faces potentially prolonged coalition negotiations. Turnout reached its highest level in more than two decades in the first election since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud is set to be the biggest single party in the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset

Early turnout hit a 45-year high on Tuesday as Israelis voted in a tight race widely seen as a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime leadership

A fierce row between Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Zoe Konstantopoulou broke out in Parliament on Monday afternoon

Gadi Ezra, former Director of Israel’s National Public Diplomacy Unit and veteran of an elite IDF paratrooper unit, explains why the election may produce no clear governing majority, what is dividing Israeli society and how October 7 could shape the country’s political future.

The frigate Bouboulina served as the target for SPIKE missile acceptance firings north of Crete before being sunk by a submarine torpedo

The election result could shape the country’s destiny for a generation

Egypt says the agreement has no legal effect on its maritime rights, while Israel accuses Ankara of undermining stability in the eastern Mediterranean

Israel says the agreement violates the sovereign rights of its close regional allies and accuses Ankara of undermining stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, following its ratification by eastern Libya’s parliament.

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Jewish Power party is projected to win at least eight seats on October 27, with younger Israelis increasingly drawn to his hard-line platform despite his record of extremist rhetoric and international sanctions.

Israel's first-ever return of antiquities to Greece represents an important starting point for closer bilateral cooperation

Volunteer rescuers located the 46-year-old’s body at an altitude of 1,840 meters

Mitsotakis, Netanyahu discuss strategic cooperation on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week, while the Greek PM sends messages on threats of war, unilateral actions

The meeting between Vassilis Kikilias and Israel’s new ambassador, Pninat Yanay, also focused on the potential role of Greek shipping and ports in the emerging trade corridor (IMEC)

Greece, Cyprus and Israel have jointly compiled the list of names for severe weather systems expected to affect the Eastern Mediterranean from October 2026 through September 2027