Saudi Arabia is not an enemy. But the F-35 is not a toy. It is the world’s most advanced strike aircraft, stealth, networked, and intelligence-driven. Israel’s caution is not paranoia. It is professional military judgment shaped by decades of hard lessons.

Israel expects to maintain access to more advanced U.S. weaponry, a government spokesperson said on Thursday when asked about Washington's plan to sell F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia.

The pageantry on the South Lawn this week—military bands, rows of American and Saudi flags, and the first White House visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) under the new Trump administration—masked a conversation far more consequential than another set of arms negotiations.

Despite announcing sweeping security, investment and defense agreements, the fate of a Saudi-Israel normalization deal remains uncertain

The Prime Minister's spokesperson responded that the US and Israel have a longstanding understanding that Israel must maintain the qualitative edge when it comes to its defense

Arab states calls Netanyahu’s tour ‘blatant violation’ of Syria’s sovereignty, urges urgent international action to enforce UN resolutions - Anadolu Ajansı

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday that the kingdom wants to join the Abraham Accords but requires “a clear path” to Palestinian statehood before normalizing relations with Israel.