Benjamin Netanyahu
4 Feb
Like most Palestinians, Hatem Azzam, a resident of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, was incensed by US President Donald Trump's remarks suggesting Gazans should relocate to Egypt or Jordan.
29 Jan
Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thais, would be freed over two days this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had received a list from Hamas of eight hostages to be freed on Thursday, including the Thais, and another…
22 Jan
After more than a year hiding in tunnels and dodging air strikes, uniformed Hamas fighters returned to the ruined streets of Gaza hours into a ceasefire, defying Israel's vow to crush them. With the world watching on Sunday as Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, dozens of balaclava-wearing fighters in the…
21 Jan
President Donald Trump has lifted U.S. sanctions imposed by his predecessor on extremist settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a reversal praised by the Israeli far right. Joe Biden’s administration had imposed sanctions on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of violence against Palestinians. The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been…
17 Jan
The release of hostages held in Gaza since Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel is expected to begin on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday.
31 Dec
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a session in parliament on Tuesday after being discharged from hospital where he had undergone a prostate removal surgery over the weekend. The surgery took place on Sunday, with Israel still at war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip nearly 15 months since their unprecedented October 7,…
24 Dec
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday acknowledged what he described as the steadfast support of Christians worldwide for Israel's fight against the "forces of evil".
24 Dec
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, more than 14 months into the war.
21 Dec
The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague might have felt compelled to issue its seemingly dramatic arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
10 Dec
Benjamin Netanyahu, the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial, is expected to testify for the first time when his corruption case resumes Tuesday.
21 Nov
The European Union's foreign policy chief said International Criminal Court arrest warrants issued Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas's military chief Mohammed Deif were "binding" and should be implemented. "It is not a political decision. It is a decision of a court, of a court of…
5 Nov
Israel’s brutal response to the unprecedented October 7, 2023 terrorist attack by Hamas that killed 1,206 people and abducted 251 hostages, according to AFP tally of Israeli official figures, left Gaza devastated.
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