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Thats what I like in the net. I am an specialist for sphecid wasps and say, that this specimen on the photo cannot be identified. My base is an experience with this wasps over more than 20 years and also a large Oxybelus collection including a lot of species from Israel. I also told to you that i cannot even recognzie the sex, what normally is much easer than to recognzie a species.

Your are proably an amateur? and nevertheless want to identify this specimen? Ok, much luck. For literature, google for 'Pulawski' and 'Crabronidae' and 'Oxybelus'. You will find a checklist for worldwide Oxybelus with detailed literature citations. I think you need only about 15-20 papers to can identify the described species from Israel (about 40 or so?). In Israel, you also will find some undescribed or unclear species. Much luck.

Christian