Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed his cabinet that new alliances are forming with leaders of Arab countries who are discussing 'fighting alongside us', according to the Hebrew-language daily Maariv.

President Isaac Herzog joined Arab leaders at an Iftar dinner, demanding a national emergency to address the rising violence and record wave of killings in Israel's Arab sector.

The ambassador, Mike Huckabee, seemed to endorse Israeli control of lands stretching from Egypt to Iraq. He said his comments were taken out of context.