Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sent a powerful signal of recognition for Israel’s political sovereignty in Jerusalem on Monday by joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a visit to the Western Wall in the Old City. It was the first time a sitting major world leader has visited the site in the company of a sitting Israeli leader. In other diplomatic news, Monday also saw the opening of a new Israeli embassy in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. “I’m certain that the opening of an Israeli embassy in Rwanda will elevate, within a few years, our ties to Rwanda and the (African) continent as a whole to a much higher level,” Foreign Ministry Director-General Yuval Rotem said.
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Rain and cold weather hit most of Israel over the weekend and into Monday, even as light snow continued to fall on some parts of Mount Hermon. The Sea of Galilee rose several more centimeters and now stands at -211 meters below sea level, 1.44 meters higher than the lower red line and higher than its been in many years.
Turkey In Danger of Losing Access to F-35
The US on Monday announced that it is ceasing deliveries of components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft over Ankara’s insistence on moving ahead with plans to buy the S-400 air defense system from Russia. The move came after repeated complaints about the situation by several NATO allies, but Turkish officials issued angry statements denouncing it, saying that Turkey’s relations with Russia are no other country’s business.
Report; Hezbollah Building New Missile Factory in Beirut
Israeli TV News Channel 13 reported on Monday that the Iranian-backed Lebenese Shi’ite terror militia Hezbollah has launched a facility for constructing missiles in Beirut. An unnamed US source cited in the report said Washington has “made it clear to the Lebanese government that Hezbollah is doing something inside Lebanon and that the danger of an escalation with Israel as a result is real.”