Israel (/ ˈ ɪ z r i ə l, ˈ ɪ z r eɪ ə l /; Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל ; Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل ), formally known as the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל Medinat Yisra’el), is a country in Western Asia, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.It has land borders with Lebanon to the …