UK, Israel sign 10-year deal on cybersecurity, defense

Britain and Israel announced on Monday a new decade-long agreement covering cybersecurity, defense and trade.

In a joint op-ed written in the UK’s center-right Daily Telegraph, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that the agreement would transform “our close friendship into an even closer partnership.”

They added: “This pact will spur technological breakthroughs, which have the potential to change the world, create high-quality jobs in both our countries and provide tools to our security forces.”

Lapid was in London on Monday to meet with Truss, and will head to Paris on Tuesday.