Benjamin Netanyahu

Coalition members oppose ceasefire deal with Hamas

Ten members of Israel's coalition sent letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to oppose the proposed deal with Hamas.

Liberman to Netanyahu:

'Stop making excuses, evacuate Khan al-Ahmar'

Yisrael Beytenu Chairman, MK Avigdor Liberman, responds to Arutz Sheva report on expansion of the illegal Bedouin outpost: 'Stop being scared to deal with this.'

With eight days left in office:

Biden and Netanyahu discuss hostage deal

President Biden discussed the fundamentally changed regional circumstances following the ceasefire deal in Lebanon, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and the weakening of Iran’s power in the region.

Netanyahu instructs:

Delegation headed by Mossad chief to head to Qatar

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms Mossad chief David Barnea will take off for Qatar together with ISA chief Ronen Bar, Maj.-Gen. (Res) Nitzan Alon, to speed up negotiations for ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Polish PM:

'We won’t arrest Netanyahu if he attends Auschwitz commemoration'

Following ICC warrant, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Netanyahu will have safe passage and will not face arrest if he attends the 80th-anniversary commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz later this month.

Trump shares conspiracy video that blames Netanyahu for Iraq war

US President-Elect shares video of conspiracy theorist Jeffrey Sachs criticizing Barack Obama before delivering tirade claiming the US went to war in Iraq because Netanyahu wanted it to, even though Netanyahu was not prime minister then.

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Protesters destroy statue of Netanyahu in Mexico

The destruction was accompanied by shouts of 'Long Live Palestine' from the onlookers.

Netanyahu: Reports of six-week ceasefire 'absolutely false'

Claims of six- to eight-week ceasefire in Gaza are 'part of the psychological warfare Hamas is trying to use on hostages' families,' statement from Prime Minister's Office emphasizes.

MK Almog Cohen:

'Netanyahu was instructed to come to the Knesset in a wheelchair'

MK Almog Cohen of Otzma Yehudit reveals that he made his decision to vote against his faction's position on the budget was made when he heard the doctors' recommendation for the Prime Minister to come to the Knesset in a wheelchair.

Speaker Johnson announces:

House to vote on ICC sanctions bill this week

House Speaker Mike Johnson announces the House will approve sanctions against ICC and its Chief Prosecutor following arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant: We will not tolerate rogue actors who circumvent international law to attack Israel and threaten America.

PM Netanyahu receives recommendations for defense budget

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich receive Nagel Committee recommendations for examination of the defense budget.

Following shooting attack:

Netanyahu approves offensive, defensive actions in Judea, Samaria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves list of actions to apprehend terrorists responsible for deadly shooting attack, alongside list of offensive and defensive actions to protect Judea and Samaria.

PM after Samaria shooting:

'We'll settle accounts with killers, none will get away'

PM expresses condolences to families of the 3 people who were murdered in a shooting attack near Kedumim this morning.

Report:

Security meeting called after discussion with Sara Netanyahu

Ministry of Defense Director General reportedly called an urgent security meeting after the strike on Netanayhu's Caesarea home following a discussion with the Prime Minister's wife. Defense Ministry: 'False claims.'

PM's testimony at trial postponed for 2 weeks after his surgery

Court grants Netanyahu's request to postpone his testimony at his trial in light of his need to recover from the prostate surgery he underwent last week.

MK Mansour Abbas:

'I will provide Netanyahu with a safety net'

Ra'am chairman declares that he would "provide a safety net until the end of the term" to a government that works to return the hostages and end the war.

Report:

Trump, Netanyahu named most influential people in Israel for 2024

After Trump and Netanyahu, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir were deemed the most influential people in Israel.

Prime Minister Netanyahu released from hospital after surgery

Doctors satisfied with progress of PM's recovery after he underwent surgery to remove his prostate this week.

Report:

Netanyahu demanding release of all living hostages at once

Senior Hamas official claims that Netanyahu raised new demands in the negotiations on a hostage release deal, demanding the release of all the living hostages in the first phase of the agreement.

Minister Karhi to Arutz Sheva:

'We're used to crises, the Ben Gvir issue will be resolved too'

Minister Shlomo Karhi unfazed by the coalition crisis and Otzma Yehudit's vote against the budget: "The government is expected to fulfill its term."

Report:

Netanyahu considering seizing powers from Ben-Gvir

Netanyahu is expected to have a hard time forgiving Ben-Gvir for refusing to offset his vote, causing the Prime Minister to leave the hospital to vote on the budget.

Disputed bill passes

Netanyahu leaves hospital to vote on budget

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves hospital for Knesset after two coalition parties threaten to bring down proposed economic bill.

Sa'ar responds to criticism:

'Dedicate my life to hatred of Netanyahu? Not happening'

Foreign Minister responds to criticism against him from the opposition and the media: All the attacks on me only strengthen me.

Report:

This is the reason Sara Netanyahu did not return to Israel

Sources close to the Prime Minister's wife say the reason she extended her stay abroad is because she contracted COVID-19.

Netanyahu recovering, moved to underground unit after surgery

PM moved to an underground hospital unit at Hadassah Ein Kerem as he recovers from a surgery to remove his prostate gland.

Netanyahu's surgery concludes successfully

Prime Minister awakens from the anesthesia after undergoing surgery to remove his prostate gland. He is expected to remain in hospital for observation in the coming days.

Four doctors attending Netanyahu's surgery

Hadassah staff requested that an additional expert from Assaf Harofeh attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's surgery; Justice Minister Yariv Levin to replace Prime Minister until he is released.

Request to court revealed:

Surgery under full anesthesia, Netanyahu to remain in hospital

Tel Aviv District Court accepts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu request to reschedule this week's hearings in his case due to a procedure he will undergo to remove his prostate.

Netanyahu to undergo surgery on Sunday

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered from UTI caused by benign enlargement of his prostrate gland, and was treated with antibiotics.

Netanyahu's message to Houthis:

'We're just getting started, we'll strike them relentlessly'

Prime Minister speaks on the importance of the fight against Iran: We did not make all of Jewish history so that the Ayatollahs and their proxies could put an end to the Jewish story.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

'The Houthis will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah learned'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lit the first Hanukkah candle with Orna and Ronen Neutra, the parents of Capt. Omer Neutra who fell on October 7 and whose body was taken hostage by Hamas.

MK Osher Shkalim:

'Instead of promoting unity, Lapid is quoted on enemy channels'

MK Osher Shkalim sharply criticizes opposition head and responds to government criticism from the National Unity party: 'They acted with false unity.'

Netanyahu to Christians:

'You've stood by our side as Israel defends our civilization'

The Prime Minister sent his Christmas wishes to Christians around the world and thanked them for their support.

PM:

'Progress in talks on hostage deal, we are climbing to victory'

Netanyahu addresses Knesset session initiated by opossition, criticizes Lapid for calling for 'war' against govt. 'What does war mean? Are you declaring war on your brothers?'

Netanyahu:

'Gantz, who can't help, should at least not hurt'

Prime Minister Netanyahu's staff have denounced the accusations that he is deliberately hampering a hostage deal.

Netanyahu:

'As we acted against Iran's proxies, so we will against Houthis'

PM convenes Security Cabinet at the northern border, says the 'result will be the same' against the Houthis as against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Benny Gantz:

'Netanyahu is intentionally hampering a hostage deal'

National Unity leader Benny Gantz criticized the Prime Minister as trying to prevent a hostage deal for political reasons.

Netanyahu:

'I will not agree to a deal that will end the war'

Netanyahu said he would not agree to end the war before eliminating Hamas. 'We will not leave them in power in Gaza, 50 kilometers from Tel Aviv. It will not happen.'

Because of ICC warrants:

PM won't go to 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation events

Israeli PM reportedly to skip events in Poland marking the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz death camp due to concerns he will be arrested in accordance with the ICC warrants against him.

Netanyahu on Yemen strike:

'Houthis are learning and will learn the hard way'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time on Thursday about the airstrike overnight on Houthi targets in Yemen.

'IAF not striking in that area'

PM assures mother of US journalist imprisoned in Syria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assures Debra Tice, the mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who has been imprisoned in Syria since 2012, that Israel's airstrikes in Syria are not being conducted in areas where Tice might be held.

PM Netanyahu instructs IDF:

Prepare to stay at summit of Mount Hermon until end of 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs IDF to prepare to remain in Syrian Golan Heights until Syria's political-security situation stabilizes.

Judges explain:

Netanyahu's testimony was canceled due to trip to Syrian Hermon

Judges in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's court case explain that his testimony was cancelled due to stormy weather forecasts later in the week.

Biden:

'I spoke with Netanyahu and we’ll speak again'

US President when asked if he would speak with Netanyahu about a potential ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza before he leaves office: I spoke with him and we’ll speak again.

PMO:

Report PM made commitment on Palestinian state 'absolutely false'

Prime Minister's Office denies report a breakthrough was reached in normalization talks with Saudi Arabia with declaration Israel is committed to a 'path toward a Palestinian state.'

Netanyahu on Mt. Hermon:

'IDF will remain here until another arrangement is found'

Netanyahu reviews IDF's deployment on Mount Hermon and sets deployment rules. Minister of Defense Katz emphasizes that the IDF must complete its ground entrenchment.

PMO denies Netanyahu headed to Cairo for ceasefire talks

Prime Minister's Office issues denial after Reuters report of a dramatic development in hostage and ceasefire talks could signal that a deal may be signed in the coming days.

Netanyahu meets Trump's hostage envoy

Israeli PM meets Adam Boehler, Trump's pick for Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, in Jerusalem as President-Elect says he is working to free the hostages.

Netanyahu:

'I spoke to Trump about the need to complete Israel's victory'

The Prime Minister reemphasized that Israel does not seek confrontation with Syria: 'We will decide Israel's policies on Syria based on the reality on the ground.'

Hostage's mother:

'Netanyahu lied to me, I will be your worst nightmare'

Einav Zangauker, mother of Matan who is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, lashes out at Netanyahu during rally in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu weighs new security-oriented political party

Among the names floated to lead the party is that of Brigadier-General Ofer Winter, who formerly served as commander of the Givati Brigade and who is identified with religious and right-wing values.

Former state prosecutor calls for combat pilots to refuse service

The former state attorney, Moshe Lador, called on combat pilots to refuse service in the IDF. "We must refuse to serve if the country becomes a dictatorship."

Poll:

Netanyahu gaining strength at the expense of Gantz and Liberman

Kan 11 News poll finds that Netanyahu would gain significant strength, both in the seat count of the Likud and in the size of his political bloc, even if Bennett enters the race.

Gideon Sa'ar:

'Netanyahu is a much better leader than Gantz or Lapid'

Foreign Minister Sa'ar discusses his relationship with Netanyahu: Our relationship is very good. We meet often, talk often, I'm involved and well-informed.

Netanyahu to the people of Iran:

'The billions your oppressors stole from you went up in smoke'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a message to the people of Iran attacking the regime's support of failed terror organizations and regimes. 'You know what this regime is truly terrified of? It's terrified of you, the people of Iran.'

PM to Paraguay Pres:

'You recognize Jerusalem will always be Israel’s capital'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today attended the dedication of the new Paraguayan embassy in Jerusalem, together with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and his wife. 'The story of Israel is a parable for all nations.'

Netanyahu to Sullivan:

'Israel will do its utmost to defend itself against all threats'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed regional developments, especially the reality-changing events in Syria.

Prime Minister pushes back on Syria takeover allegations

Collapse of Syrian regime created vacuum on Israel's border, deployment temporary until force committed to 1974 agreement is established in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarifies.

Netanyahu testimony:

'I wanted to break Bezeq's Soviet-like monopoly'

In 2nd day of testimony, PM Netanyahu denies ever offering Bezeq owner Shaul Elovitch regulatory benefits in exchange for positive coverage on the Walla news website.

PM Netanyahu:

Israel will continue to crush the Iran-led axis of evil

'We will protect our existence, ensure our future, and work to forge peaceful relations with anyone who wishes to live with us in peace,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Paraguay President Santiago Peña.