MK Eli Cohen

Exiled Palestinian official walks back Jared Kushner ceasefire claim as Israeli strikes hit Gaza

"Mr. Jared Kushner confirmed to us that he had agreed with the Israeli side to halt the attacks on Gaza beginning tomorrow morning," Mohammad Dahlan wrote before removing the claims.

Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis.
 View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig near the Israeli city of Caesarea, on January 31, 2019.

Israel launches new search for natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea

Eli Cohen, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure attends Economic Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on February 25, 2026.

Israel can topple Iranian regime, war may last a few weeks, Energy Minister Eli Cohen tells 'Post'

Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.

US energy chief cancels Israel visit amid dispute over gas deal with Egypt


Israel wants free trade agreement with Bahrain, FM tells Arab media

Eli Cohen to Bahraini Al-Ayyam: "No one in the world is more interested in ending the issue with the Palestinians than Israel."

The flags of the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain flutter along a road in Netanya, Israel September 14, 2020

Netanyahu chastises Cohen over Libya, as FM lands in Bahrain

Cohen went public last week about his meeting in Rome on August 26th with his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen sits next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in July.

Libya to assess 'internal damage' caused by secret meeting with Israel

Mangoush was suspended and subsequently fired following Israeli publication of the meeting, leading to her fleeing Libya.

 Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush (left) and Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

Libya rejects peace with Israel, vows to uncover 'what happened in Rome'

Dbeibeh expresses pride at Libyans' hate of Israel • PM vows to uncover "what happened in Rome, regardless of the circumstances"

 Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dabaiba

Israel-Libya diplomatic debacle could slow Saudi peace - ex-top Mossad official

The former Mossad official accused politicians of "forgetting secret rules" after the Libyan FM was fired for meeting with Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

How will Israel's diplomatic snafu with Libya impact the Arab world?

The meeting with Israel may be a controversy that undermines the Tripoli government and contributes to chaos.

Demonstrators burn tires in protest against the meeting which was held last week in Italy between foreign affairs ministers of Libya and Israel, in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2023

Israel cannot be trusted after Libya fiasco, Lapid charges at Cohen

Lapid: FM lacks diplomatic experience • publication of meeting was “amateurish, irresponsible, and reflected a serious failure of judgment"

 (L-R) Opposition head Yair Lapid; Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

Sierra Leone ‘ready’ to open Jerusalem embassy

To date only four countries have embassies in Jerusalem, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and Kosovo, although a number of other countries have promised to follow suit.

Sierra Leone's President and ruling party candidate Julius Maada Bio speaks to journalists after casting his vote for national elections at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023.

Yair Lapid snags meeting with Emirati FM as Netanyahu awaits UAE visit

"We promise to bring more agreements so that Lapid will have more people to take pictures with," Foreign Minister Eli Cohen wrote on Twitter.

 Opposition head Yair Lapid meets with Emirati foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on August 8, 2023

FM Eli Cohen addresses Iranian attack on Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan

Cohen called on Serbia to condemn and oppose Iranian terrorist arms, as they recently attempted to attack the Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan.

 Foreign Minister Eli Cohen talks during a news conference with Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus March 31, 2023