Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu vs Biden admin.:

Disappointed with Biden's decision not to back sanctioning ICC

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he thought there was a bipartisan consensus against the ICC.

Netanyahu to Haley:

'Our victory is your victory'

The Prime Minister thanked the former US Ambassador to the UN for her support of the State of Israel, 'especially at this time.'

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Head ICJ judge is 'a raving antisemite'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US Senator Lindsey Graham in Jerusalem. 'We have no better friend than Senator Lindsey Graham.'

Likud MKs demand:

'Netanyahu, don't give up control of Rafah Crossing'

12 Likud ministers and MKs write to PM criticizing plan to turn over control of the Rafah Crossing to local Gazans. 'There is no victory without control.'

Netanyahu:

'We are committed to returning all citizens to their homes'

PM meets with soldiers in north, emphasizes the State's obligation to ensure the evacuated residents can return to their communities.

Netanyahu:

'War will go until victory, we will not raise flag of surrender'

PM says in address before Knesset the claims he is not giving negotiating teams freedom to make a deal to free the hostages are false, warns pressure on govt. makes Sinwar harden his positions.

Netanyahu instructs police to crack down on anti-aid protesters

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a message to the police demanding they increase enforcement against protesters who block trucks carrying aid to the Gaza Strip.

Geert Wilders to Netanyahu:

'The ICC prosecutor is ridiculous and wrong'

Dutch right-wing leader speaks to Netanyahu to express support for Israel and denounce the ICC decision to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

House Speaker:

'Netanyahu will be invited to address Congress'

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to invite Netanyahu to speak before Congress.

Netanyahu in north:

'We have detailed, important, and even surprising plans'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the head of Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, about the detailed operational plans in the sector.

IDF Spokesman:

'PM was warned 4 times in 2023 about dangers of societal rift'

IDF Spokesman says in response to NGO information request that Netanyahu was warned by military intelligence 4 times of the danger in how Israel's enemies saw the judicial reform controversy. PM denies allegation.

House Speaker:

'We're working on date for Netanyahu to address Congress'

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he expects Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to be co-signing his letter inviting Netanyahu to speak before Congress.

Netanyahu against Barkat:

'He knows nothing and only encourages our enemies'

Prime Minister fires back after Minister Nir Barkat said that "Netanyahu and Gallant are cowards."

Netanyahu:

Recognition of a Palestinian state would be a prize for terror

'80% of the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria support the terrible massacre of October 7, Palestinian state will try to repeat the massacre of October 7 again and again,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns.

After ICC decision:

Smotrich demands appropriate Zionist response' against PA

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demands Prime Minister Netanyahu take immediate measures against the PA for its activities against Israel.

House Speaker gives Schumer an ultimatum on Netanyahu

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he told Senate Majority Leader he would invite Netanyahu to address the House only if Schumer doesn't sign his invitation for Netanyahu to address Congress.

Netanyahu to CNN:

'Israel has no intention of resettling the Gaza Strip'

Prime Minister Netanyahu in interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper: The ICC's arrest warrants are beyond outrageous.

Nir Barkat:

'Netanyahu, Gallant are cowards, Nasrallah smells their weakness'

Economy Minister strongly criticizes leaders of his own party in meeting with Druze leaders, accuses them of being "leftists disguised as right-wing."

Netanyahu:

'ICC arrest warrants a hit job to demonize Israel'

PM tells ABC News ICC prosecutor's claim Israel using starvation as a weapon of war is absurd given the amount of water and aid trucks Israel has supplied or allowed into Gaza.

Bernie Sanders:

'ICC prosecutor right to take actions against Israeli leaders'

Senator Bernie Sanders welcomes ICC Chief Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants against Israelis: Sinwar started the horrific war but Netanyahu has waged an unprecedented war of destruction against the entire Palestinian people.

Netanyahu:

'Karim Khan takes place among the great antisemites of our time'

PM reacts to ICC prosecutor seeking arrest warrants against him and Defense Minister, vows 'attempt to tie our hands will fail.'

ICC Prosecutor seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Sinwar

Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan conflated the leaders of the Hamas terror organization with those of the only democracy in the Middle East, saying he is seeking warrants for 'war crimes and crimes against humanity.'

Sullivan updates Netanyahu on Saudi normalization efforts

White House says that US National Security Advisor, who met with Netanyahu in Jerusalem, "reiterated the President’s longstanding position on Rafah.”

PM to local leaders from north:

'We are committed to restoring security and we will do it'

The Prime Minister instructed the directors general of the Prime Minister's Office and the Finance Ministry to meet with the local council heads in order to bridge the minor remaining gaps and present him tomorrow with an agreed-upon plan that will be submitted for Government approval during the week.

Hostage's father:

‘Netanyahu is dillydallying and causing severe damage’

Father of Avinatan Or, who is being held hostage in Gaza, calls on the coalition to replace the PM, by elections or any other way: ‘Netanyahu does not have the courage to decide on a war or a deal.’

Senior Tel Aviv U. official:

'Shame Netanyahu wasn't on the helicopter that crashed'

Chairman of the Executive Council of Tel Aviv University Eli Gelman refused to erase the message wishing for the Prime Minister's demise, insisting that 'for the amount of damage that Netanyahu is doing to the State of Israel' it was not exaggerated to pray for such a thing.

PMO responds:

'Whitewashed words that mean a defeat for Israel'

The Prime Minister's Office denounced Minister Benny Gantz's ultimatum to the Prime Minister tonight, claiming he was targeting the wrong party.

Gantz's ultimatum for the Prime Minister

Blue and White leader Minister Benny Gantz has set an ultimatum for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding that he create a strategic plan after the war is war.

Netanyahu:

'Rafah battle critical, will decide many things in the campaign'

PM conducts aerial tour over Gaza, tells soldiers they are 'the generation of victory.'

Statement by PM Binyamin Netanyahu

There is no alternative to military victory

The full translated text of PM Netanyahu's statement in response to Defense Min.Gallant's talk with Antony Blinken, after which, despite Netanyahu's request for victory before announcements, Gallant called on the PM to declare that Israel won't rule Gaza after the war.

Netanyahu responds to Gallant:

'I won't replace Hamastan with Fatahstan'

PM responds to Defense Minister's demand he declare that Israel will not assume civilian or military governance of Gaza after the war.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

'There is no alternative for military victory'

The Prime Minister explained that as long as Hamas is still intact there is no reason to discuss post-war plans for the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu:

'Rafah operation will last weeks, not months or years'

PM says in interview with CNBC that despite disagreement with US government on Rafah operation, Israel has no choice but to proceed with the operation.

PM Netanyahu revives Draft Law submitted by MK Gantz

PM Netanyahu revives Draft Law approved in first Knesset reading in January 2022, calls on all parties which supported it then to stand behind it now as well.

Netanyahu on UN resolution:

‘We will not give a reward for Oct. 7 massacre'

Israeli government rejected UN decision to upgrade Palestinian Authority’s status. Netanyahu attacked: "We will not give a reward for Oct. 7 massacre. We will not let them establish a terrorist state."

PM visits wounded soldiers at Sheba Hospital

On Israel's 76th Independence Day, PM Netanyahu visits soldiers wounded during war, hears their desire for Israel to achieve complete victory.

Netanyahu:

'We'll fight until the end, until victory'

PM says at Independence Day ceremony that 'at the moment of truth, an entire nation mobilized,' calls this 'the generation of the victorious heroes.'

PM Netanyahu not ruling out exiling Hamas leaders from Gaza

The Prime Minister reiterated that if Hamas lays down its arms the war will end immediately.

Cabinet meeting

Ministers mocked Ben-Gvir's tweet, Netanyahu laughed

Ministers mocked Ben-Gvir's post in which he attacked President Biden. Ben-Gvir: 'There should be more Tweets like that, I expect you all to join me.'

Netanyahu:

'We will do what we have to do to protect our country'

Speaking to Dr. Phil, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes he and Biden can overcome their disagreements, "but we will do what we have to do to protect our country".

Netanyahu responds to US:

'If we have to fight alone, we will'

PM responds to President Biden's threat to halt arms shipments to Israel over Rafah operation, says Israelis will fight 'with our nails' if necessary.

PM Netanyahu answers Biden:

'If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone'

The Prime Minister shared a video of his Holocaust Remembrance Day address in which he pledged that nothing would stop Israel from defending itself, even if it would have to stand alone.

Finance Min. to PM:

Don't block plan to lower cost of living in Israel

Finance Min. Smotrich pens letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, demanding PM keep agreement to use confiscated terror funds to lower cost of living for Israelis.

'Until an overwhelming victory'

Message from fallen soldier’s widow to Netanyahu

Family of soldier Yossi Hershkovitz, who fell in Gaza, met with Netanyahu. ‘I begged him to continue the war until an overwhelming victory,’ shared widow Hadas.

Netanyahu:

'Hamas proposal is very far from Israel's vital demands'

PM addresses IDF's actions in Rafah over the last day, says it will crush the last of Hamas's military and political power in Gaza and eliminate the terrorist organization's threat.

Biden, Netanyahu discuss Rafah operation

As IDF begins preparations for evacuation of Rafah, US President reiterates to Israeli PM that he believes a hostage deal is the best way to avoid an operation in Rafah.

PM's Office responds:

Hamas, not Netanyahu, torpedoed hostage deal talks

'Hamas torpedoed the deal, with its refusal to budge on conditions that no Israeli government would accept,' Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says, negating words of Hamas' Moussa Abu Marzouk and the Israeli official who backed him.

Hamas official:

'Netanyahu is running a military campaign without goals'

Senior Hamas official says the organization is determined to reach a ceasefire agreement and an exchange deal "but not at any cost."

PM Netanyahu to the world:

'We will fight alone if we have to. Never again is now'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday addressed the opening ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Netanyahu:

'Surrendering to Hamas demands would be a terrible defeat'

PM addresses the negotiations for a hostage deal, blames Hamas intransigence for lack of deal and says surrendering to its demands would invite repeats of October 7.

Ben Gvir's message to Netanyahu

Minister of National Security: Netanyahu promised not to agree to a reckless deal and say yes to an operation in Rafah - he knows very well the price of not fulfilling the commitment.

Hostages' families:

'Stand up to the pressures or stand up and resign'

Families of the hostages wrote to the Prime Minister Saturday evening to demand that he resist international pressure for a ceasefire or vacate his position for someone who would.

After his criticism:

Schumer poised to invite Netanyahu to address Congress

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is ready to sign House Speaker Mike Johnson's invitation to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress.

Smotrich to Netanyahu:

Government freezing construction permits in Judea, Samaria

De facto freeze on construction in Judea and Samaria 'unacceptable,' offers prize to October 7 terrorists, Minister Bezalel Smotrich argues.

Netanyahu to torchlighters:

'If we need to stand alone – we will stand alone'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes' Remembrance Day Torchlighters: "."

Blinken on Netanyahu:

'People say things, let's focus on what they're doing'

US Sec. of State Antony Blinken answers questions on Israel-Hamas war, urges focus on PM Benjamin Netanyahu's actions, instead of on his promises to invade Rafah.

Netanyahu's place in history is tied to a Rafah invasion

Will Netanyahu make the decision that puts Israel on the road to destruction or the one that gives it hope for the future? Opinion.

Netanyahu to Blinken:

'We will not accept a deal that ends war'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made to the Prime Minister clear that the US objects to an operation without an executable plan to protect the civilian population and evacuate civilians.

PM Netanyahu meets US Sec. of State Blinken in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold private meeting at Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, to be followed by expanded meeting.

Bereaved families meet PM:

'Determined PM who has not changed the goals of the war'

Father of fallen IDF soldier, spoke to Israel National News - Arutz Sheva about his meeting with PM: ‘I met a determined prime minister who is committed to the goals of the war and is ready to pay a personal price for the sake of the nation.’