Cabinet ministers have been called to attend an urgent cabinet session at 6 p.m., to be held via video conference.
According to Hebrew media reports, ministers have been told the meeting will deal with “a sensitive security matter.”
More info as it becomes available — if it becomes available.
In recent days, there have been telephone conversations between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin, between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, and between Foreign Minister Ashkenazi and his Russian counterpart Lavrov.