Following events in Amsterdam, newly appointed Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar, has urgently flown to the Netherlands on the request of the Prime Minister on Friday morning.During his visit, Minister Sa'ar will meet with senior officials in the Dutch government, including his counterpart, the Dutch Foreign Minister.Minister Sa'ar will reportedly also meet with Israelis in Amsterdam as well as with the local Jewish community.

The United Nations' world food price index rose in October to its highest level since April 2023 as vegetable oils led increases seen in most food staples, data showed on Friday.The price index, compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to track the most globally traded food commodities, increased to 127.4 points last month from a revised 124.9 points in September.Prices of all categories rose apart from meat, with vegetable oils jumping more than 7% from the previous month, supported by concerns over palm oil production, the FAO said.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said that he hoped US President-elect Donald Trump will tell Israel to "stop" the attacks and halting arms support to Israel could be a good start, broadcaster NTV reported on Friday.Trump's presidency will seriously affect political and military balances in the Middle East region, Erdogan was quoted as telling reporters on his flight back to Turkey from Budapest, where he attended a European Political Community summit.

Israel Katz has been approved as Israel's new Defense Minister in the Knesset's Thursday night meeting.Gideon Sa'ar has also been approved as Israel's Foreign Minister.

Sirens were sounded in the Dead Sea and Arava areas following a missile launched from Yemen, according to the IDF. It has released no further updates at this time. This is a developing story.