Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu to Trudeau:

'Hamas, not Israel, is deliberately targeting civilians'

Netanyahu responds to Canadian Prime Minister: It is Hamas, not Israel, that should be held accountable for committing a double war crime.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

If we don't win now, Europe and the US are next

Prime Minister Netanyahu explains why the war in Gaza is important to the entire Middle East, and the entire world

Netanyahu to ministers: 'You need to learn to keep quiet'

The Prime Minister and Attorney General warned cabinet ministers that strong statements about the war could be considered war crimes.

Report:

MKs from the Likud plan to oust Netanyahu

MKs from the Likud have reportedly formulated a plan to oust Netanyahu and form a new government, but the chances of that happening are low.

Gantz: This is not the time to replace Netanyahu

Minister Benny Gantz, member of Knesset's war cabinet, says it would be 'hallucinatory' to replace the Prime Minister during a war.

Argument in cabinet meeting:

Ben-Gvir: 'The October 7th looters are also terrorists'

Prime Minister Netanyahu asserted that Israel will not kill civilians who infiltrated Israel on October 7th.

Netanyahu to CNN:

'Taking responsibility? Did you ask Bush this after 9/11?'

“I will answer difficult questions, but after the war. Did people ask Franklin Roosevelt that question after Pearl Harbor?”

Biden Admin. demands Netanyahu clarify Gaza comments

US officials demand to know what PM means when he says Israel will have security control over Gaza after the war.

French official:

'Macron has not changed his position on Israel vs. Hamas'

French official rejects Netanyahu's criticism of Macron's comments that Israel should "stop killing babies and women".

Ben Gvir charges:

'I demanded the elimination of Hamas, Netanyahu excluded me'

National Security Minister says Netanyahu excluded him from Cabinet discussions because he demanded eliminations of Hamas leaders.

Netanyahu: We will retain security control in Gaza

Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Gallant, and Minister Benny Gantz gave a joint press conference Saturday evening in Tel Aviv.

'We're not stopping':

Netanyahu visits wounded IDF soldiers

Prime Minister Netanyahu visits wounded IDF soldiers and their families, hears first-hand accounts of the battles.

Netanyahu:

'The Gaza Strip will remain under the control of the IDF'

Prime Minister meets local council leaders of Gaza adjacent communities, assures them there will no longer be a threat from Gaza.

Netanyahu on Fox News:

'A ceasefire with Hamas means surrender to terror'

Netanyahu clarifies that Israel has not agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza: There won't be a ceasefire without the release of Israeli hostages.

Israel is acquired by harship:

PM Netanyahu meets family of soldier who fell in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara met the family of Pdaya Mark, who fell in Gaza last week.

AG calls for return to regular government meetings

Gali Baharav-Miara wrote to the Prime Minister to advise that the government return to regular meetings instead of telephone votes.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

'I told Biden his accusations against settlers are unfounded'

While meeting Judea and Samaria leaders, the Prime Minister said that 'there will not be a ceasefire without the return of our hostages.'

Biden:

'I asked Netanyahu for a pause in the fighting in Gaza'

The comments follow report which said that Biden urged Netanyahu to agree to three-day pause to allow progress in releasing hostages.

Mothers of soldiers to PM:

'Our soldiers' lives are more important than their civilians'

Mothers of combat soldiers to PM: "The lives of our soldiers are more important than the lives of the enemy's civilians"

Netanyahu:

'We have killed thousands of Hamas terrorists'

PM speaks on 1-month anniversary of Hamas massacre vows 'Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel.'

Netanyahu to ABC News:

'There will be no ceasefire without the release of our hostages'

PM Netanyahu once again rejects the idea of a ceasefire in Gaza unless hostages are released: It will hamper the war effort.

Netanyahu to ambassadors:

'This battle is your battle, our victory is your victory'

PM speaks to all foreign ambassadors in Israel, says if Middle East falls to 'axis of terror,' Europe will be next and no one will be safe.

Smotrich demands:

Sterile security zones around Judea and Samaria communities

Finance Minister demands IDF prevent Palestinian Arabs from approaching Jewish communities and roads.

Netanyahu demands Red Cross act on behalf of hostages

Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks President of Red Cross, demands the Red Cross seek immediate release of Israeli hostages.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

'There will be no ceasefire without the return of the hostages'

The Prime Minister toured the Ramon Air Base and was briefed on the use of F-16I fighter jets.

Minister suspended from govt. meetings over 'atom bomb' comment

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu indefinitely suspended from Cabinet meetings after saying dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza a 'possiblity.'

Canadian PM speaks to Netanyahu amid Gaza war

Canadian PM Trudeau tells Netanyahu that Canada supports Israel's right to defend itself "in accordance with international law".

Netanyahu clarifies:

'No ceasefire without the return of our hostages'

Prime Minister makes clear that Israel will not agree to a ceasefire in Gaza without the release of the hostages being held by Hamas.

Netanyahu to IDF soldiers:

This is a war between children of light & children of darkness

Netanyahu pens open letter to IDF soldiers

Netanyahu: 'We will win militarily and economically'

Prime Minister Netanyahu announced a series of measures to counter the financial impacts of the war.

MK Ayman Odeh:

'Israeli policy is responsible for the current crisis'

MK Ayman Odeh accuses Prime Minister Netanyahu of creating "distance between Arabs and Jews".

Report:

Biden thinks Netanyahu's political days may be numbered

Officials tell Politico that Biden has suggested to Netanyahu that he should think about lessons to share with his eventual successor.

Hamas article claims to exploit Israeli political divides

A Hamas publication lauded the organization's spokesperson for using Israeli politics to weaken Israel.

Netanyahu:

'Calls for cease-fire are calls for Israel to surrender'

PM to foreign media: 'The Bible says there is a time for peace and a time for war. This is a time for war.'

Netanyahu:

'Hamas will be crippled, Gaza won't be the same'

PM speaks to Cabinet about the war against Hamas and Israel's goals in the war.

Prime Minister visits special police unit base

Prime Minister Netanyahu visited the Israel Police's Unit 33, hey undercover arrest unit that took part in the fighting against Hamas.

Psychological warfare:

Hamas publishes video of hostages criticizing Netanyahu

Terror group posts video showing 3 hostages saying that Netanyahu abandoned them. Arutz Sheva will not share the video.

A 7-year-old warning:

2016 document given to Netanyahu predicts Hamas attack

A document written by then-Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman foresees that Hamas would attempt to capture Israeli communities.

Netanyahu's brother:

'Why should only he resign? Why not also Benny Gantz?'

Iddo Netanyahu on the calls for his brother to take responsibility for Hamas attack: Why should only he resign?

Biden to Netanyahu:

'Israel has every right to defend itself from terrorism'

Biden speaks to Netanyahu for the eighth time since the war in Gaza started.

PM's brother-in-law:

'Five leaders to blame for the failure'

Dr. Hagi Ben Artzi: 'Netanyahu also contributed to strengthening Hamas. The failure is huge – the rabbis were right, the generals failed.'

Prime Minister to IDF sailors:

'You are warriors - lions of the sea'

PM Netanyahu visited the Ashdod Naval Base and sailed off the coast of southern Israel.

Netanyahu deletes, apologizes for post on intelligence heads

PM: 'I said things that should not have been said and give full support to leaders of security forces.'

Gantz demands PM retract statements on security chiefs

After PM says all security, intelligence leaders told him Hamas was deterred, Benny Gantz says such statements undermine IDF during war.

Netanyahu:

'All security officials told me that Hamas was deterred'

PMO issues statement clarifying that Netanyahu had received no warning from any security organization that Hamas intended to wage war.

Netanyahu:

'We will exhaust every possibility to bring hostages home'

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets families of the hostages, promises, 'We will utilize and exhaust every possibility to bring them home.'

PM Netanyahu: This is a war of humanity against barbarians

PM Netanyahu, Defense Min Gallant, and Min. Benny Gantz hold joint press conference. 'This war is the task of our lives - and of my life.'

Report:

Netanyahu preventing closure of Al Jazeera due to legal concerns

Closure of Qatari-owned channel was supposed to be brought before the Cabinet, but the move is being delayed.

In latest conversation:

Biden and Netanyahu discuss developments in Gaza

White House says Biden and Netanyahu discussed safe passage for foreign nationals wishing to depart Gaza.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

'All Hamas men are dead men walking - in and outside of Gaza'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the press from the IDF central headquarters in Tel Aviv.

Sources: Netanyahu holding counsel with former security chiefs

'No choice but to enter Gaza,' source says, noting, 'Netanyahu does not have faith in the heads of Israel's security system.'

Hamas used negotiations with PMO to hide massacre plans

Terror group which rules Gaza held high-level negotiations on release of captive IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians while plotting attack.

Netanyahu to Macron:

'Massacre was worst act of antisemitic violence since Holocaust'

Israel's PM Netanyahu meets French Pres. Emmanuel Macron in Jerusalem.

Biden and Netanyahu speak after Hamas releases two hostages

White House says Biden reaffirmed commitment to secure the release of all the remaining hostages.

Netanyahu, Gallant and CoS:

'We're working in close and full cooperation, around the clock'

Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Chief of Staff publish joint statement following reports of lack of trust between the IDF and the PM.

Biden and Netanyahu agree:

'Critical assistance' will continue to flow into Gaza

White House says Biden and Netanyahu agreed that aid will continue to enter Gaza.

Netanyahu to world leaders:

'Victory over Hamas is victory for the entire world'

The Prime Minister spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Netanyahu to IDF commandos:

'If Hezbollah enters war, it will be the mistake of its life'

Netanyahu said that the ramifications of a war with Hezbollah would be destructive for Lebanon.

Netanyahu to Italy's PM Meloni

'This is a test of civilization - and we will win'

'We defend the right of Israel existing, of defending itself, security for its people,' Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni says.

Netanyahu meets Italian PM in Tel Aviv

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni arrives in Israel for solidarity visit, meets Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.