A record 4.5 million tourists visited Israel in 2019, bringing in $6.3 billion in revenue. "We hope that, despite the budget cut in 2020, we will be able to maintain this achievement," Tourism Minister Yariv Levin says.

Strong blasts are heard near the town of Al Bukamal in northeastern Syria near the Iraqi border, where Iran-backed Shiite militias are based, rebel-affiliated website reports.

Exports will generate tens of billions of dollars in tax revenues for the government making it just one more successful venture led by the Jewish state’s longest-serving prime minister.

Peace Now report says Judea and Samaria settlement enterprise has consistently grown since US President Donald Trump took office.

Meanwhile, Europeans set to toughen response against Iran over nuclear violations.