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PM visits Israel, hoping to restore tourism and warning on Turkey

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel on Tuesday in a show of confidence in the countries' anti-coronavirus measures which Athens hopes can be translated into a resumption of tourism.

With Greece, Israel and Cyprus partnered up on energy projects in the eastern Mediterranean, Mitsotakis also warned against exploration efforts by "neighbourhood bully" Turkey.

Netanyahu goes on offensive against 'fake news'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 30 went on the offensive against "fake news" in the Israeli media implicating him in alleged corruption cases.

"The 'fake news' industry has reached a record level. The aim is to secure indictments, at whatever price and quickly, against me," he told a meeting of activists of his rightwing Likud party near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport.