US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the conclusion of a joint press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 29 said he supported US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza.
"I support your plan to end the war in Gaza which achieves our war aims. It will bring back to Israel all our hostages, dismantle Hamas's military capabilities, end its political rule and ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel," said Netanyahu, speaking at a joint press conference with Trump at the White House. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, US media reported on Saturday.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency said Israel’s “ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection is at a ‘critical level’,” NBC News said, citing US officials.
The move came after concerns that Israel had been attempting to spy on top US officials to get information on “the Trump administration’s internal deliberations and decision-making on the conflicts in the Middle East,” the American network said.
