Since coming to power in 2018, the prime minister has steered his country away from Moscow, passed a law to launch the process of joining the EU, and accelerated the peace process with neighbouring Azerbaijan via a US-brokered agreement. The latter has won him US President Donald Trump’s endorsement.
Five people have been killed and dozens injured, according to Israel’s national emergency service.
Satellite images show Russian ships off the Syrian coast, as Moscow mulls its military future after Bashar al-Assad’s fall.
Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.