An Israeli channel reported that Arthur Finkelstein, the chief strategist of Netanyahu’s Likud party, quit just four days ahead of elections.
President Barack Obama was given the Medal of Distinction, Israel’s highest honor, by President Shimon Peres.
Israel says one of its fighter jets shot down an unmanned aircraft in its airspace sent by Lebanon.
The topic of intervention in Syria is divisive, but Israeli officials say they are not urging the US to intervene.
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan called the recent airstrikes on Syria “unacceptable” as tensions in the region mounted.
A rebel victory at the Quneitra crossing into Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was short-lived as the Syrian army recaptured the area.
