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The announcement came fewer than two hours after exit polls on Israel's main three TV channels indicated no immediate winner in the unprecedented elections amid a prolonged political deadlock. "A huge victory to the right-wing and the Likud (party) under my leadership," Netanyahu wrote on Twitter on Tuesday night, Xinhua news agency reported.

Earlier Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran for an explosion aboard the MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged vehicle-carrier ship, in the Sea of Oman. The ship was sailing out of the Middle East to Singapore on February 26.

Wearing a black mask, Netanyahu appeared in front of a three-judge panel at the Jerusalem District Court to officially deny the allegations against him. "I confirm the written answer submitted in my name," Netanyahu said, referring to a document submitted by his lawyers in which they rejected the charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

Spear has signed an agreement with Paras Aerospace, a subsidiary of the city-based Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd, to market its drones (Ninox- 40) for use by military forces, paramilitary, internal security and law enforcing agencies.

The F-15EX jet, which has been offered to India and Israel, is the newest variant of the iconic F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter. Eagle took its first flight in 1972 and is still among the premier weapons in the air forces of the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. Boeing was given a US Air Force bid for eight F-15EX jets last year. The US Air Force is reportedly planning to buy over 144 F-15EX fighters with a contract value of around $23 billion.

Prime Minister Modi on Monday had called Netanyahu assuring him of safety and security of Israeli diplomats in India. The official Twitter handle of Israel's Prime Minister confirmed it, saying that Prime Minister Modi reiterated that India "would continue to cooperate with Israel in the fight against terrorism".

According to the IDF, the meeting between the two top officials took place on Sunday during which they discussed security issues along the border between Israel and Lebanon, as well as the UNIFIL missions in the region, Xinhua news agency. Kochavi also raised the "ongoing violations of the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 by Hezbollah", it added.

It aims to promote innovation, commerce, investment and goodwill between the diasporas of India and Israel around the world. The UAE, which is home to an estimated three million Indian expatriates, is a great place, to begin with, says Merzi Sodawaterwala, Chairman of IFIICC.

Netanyahu urged the ministers to approve a proposal to close Israel's international Ben Gurion Airport and cease all outgoing and incoming international flights. The new variants pose "an urgent" need to impose drastic measures. "One variant that arrives without been caught will cause exponential infections," he said.

In a statement on Monday, Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat said that the UAE government has notified its Israeli counterparts that the implementation of the agreement has been suspended until July 1 "in the wake of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus", Xinhua news agency reported.