Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to testify for the first time since the investigations against him were launched in 2016. What caused these trials, and what effects could they have?

<p>The IDF has confirmed that the Israeli Navy carried out an extensive operation to destroy the Syrian naval fleet.</p><p>The attack, which was conducted using Navy missile ships, destroyed numerous Syrian Navy ships carrying sea-to-sea missiles in the Minet el-Beida area and the Latakia Port. The attack was conducted to prevent the fleet's capabilities and weapons from falling into the hands of hostile elements.</p>

<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday evening in his office in Jerusalem with Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Freedom Party - the largest party in the Dutch parliament and government.</p>

<p>Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar spoke on Monday evening with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas</p><p>"We discussed the situation in Syria, the importance of protecting minorities there and the future of Syria. We also spoke about Iran and I emphasized the danger that its nuclear program poses to the region and the world. Israel is a pillar of strength and stability in the turbulent Middle East - It will remain so. I described to the High Representative the steps we are taking to ensure our security," Sa'ar wrote in a post on social media site X.</p>

<p>Reports in Lebanon overnight Monday indicated that Israeli tanks are about 20 kilometers from Damascus, after the IDF took control of a row of villages near the border between Syria and Lebanon.</p>

Saudi Arabia continues recent trend of criticism of Israel, this time denouncing IDF operations at the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights.

<p>The Knesset plenum approved in its second and third readings the extension of the temporary provision for dealing with stray dogs in the Gaza border region and along the northern border.</p><p>According to the proposed law, a municipal veterinarian will be authorized to order to put down a dog caught within up to 20 kilometers from the perimeter fence surrounding the Gaza Strip and up to 10 kilometers from the northern border, starting four days after the capture and no later than ten days afterwards.</p>

US Secretary of State cautions that ISIS might exploit the current situation in Syria to regain strength, but stresses the United States' resolve to prevent that from happening.