Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells Fox News that "President Trump has done everything he can to avoid war."

Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz, speaking on the sidelines of a New York conference, says coordination for Israel's attendance is under way.

Head of Golan Regional Council Haim Rokach says offices have been "flooded" with requests for information about new Golan community, with hundreds of applicants from Canada and the US expressing interest.

Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab tells Russian news agency that while Lebanon is "open to talks," it is "unwilling to give up any part of its border."

Protracted case, dealing with improper ordering of catered meals to the Prime Minister's Residence, comes to an end. Under the agreement, a fraud charge was reduced to a lesser offense, Netanyahu to pay the state 45,000 shekels ($12,490) in reimbursement and a 10,000 shekel ($2,775) fine.