President Donald Trump is expected to cut a significant number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and a smaller number in Iraq by the final days of his presidency, U.S. officials said Monday. The plan would run counter to military commanders’ advice over the past year, while still falling short of …

“The first thing I would say to the incoming administration is sit with your allies in the region,” Israel’s ambassador said. If President-elect Joe Biden decides to join the nuclear deal with Iran, “it would be a mistake,” Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer said Monday.

Explosive devices were in Israeli territory, close to location where IDF foiled terror attack in the summer. The IDF has found improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Israeli territory near the border with Syria in the southern Golan Heights, the military said on Tuesday.