Asked by military reporters to comment on the status of the nuclear issue, Netanyahu said that the Iranian program has not vanished, and “is far from vanishing.”

His comments came in response to Netanyhu's remarks on Monday about claims made by some, including Bennett, that his government was unprepared for the threat of cross-border tunnel raids from Gaza.

Live updates: Cross-examination continues in trial of IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria, accused of manslaughter in the March shooting of a Palestinian attacker.

Police seized 12 blinding stun grenades, 1 kilogram of explosives, two gas grenades, and 19 improvised grenades among other materials.

Speaking before the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Eisenkot said that there had been a significant decline in the number of attacks against Israeli targets in the West Bank.

The ADL recorded a total of 941 incidents in the US in 2015, an increase of some three percent from the 912 incidents recorded in 2014.

The two were friendly and collegial when they first sat down, Spiro said.

Islamic State has already been waging war on Christians in Iraq and Syria, committing countless atrocities that in March were declared as genocide by the US Congress.