International, Defence and Summits · 19 December 2025
Israel announces plan to open embassy in Suva in 2026
Exam-focused facts from the 19 December 2025 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Israel will open an embassy in Suva in 2026, three months after Fiji established its embassy in Jerusalem.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the decision and informed Fiji’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sitiveni Rabuka during a phone call.
- Sa’ar stated the embassy will strengthen Israel’s diplomatic presence across the Pacific and deepen ties with other Pacific island nations.