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Netanyahu rejects two-state plan

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel will not support the creation of a Palestinian state, arguing that such an entity would...

Netanyahu seeks Presidential pardon as corruption trials drag into fifth year

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked President Isaac Herzog to pardon him, seeking an end to the long-running corruption cases that have...

Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu over corruption charges

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U.S. President Donald Trump has formally called on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to grant a full pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces...

Netanyahu orders immediate military strikes on Gaza

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to launch “powerful” strikes on Gaza, his office announced early Wednesday. The directive followed claims that...

Netanyahu confirms 2026 re-election bid

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed he will run for another term in the country’s November 2026 parliamentary elections. Speaking to Israel’s Channel 14,...

Big Tel Aviv crowd boos Netanyahu (Video)

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A large rally in Tel Aviv marking the anticipated release of Israeli hostages turned politically charged overnight as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s name was...

Netanyahu signals Gaza hostage release as Trump pushes for swift peace deal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of hostages held in Gaza “in the coming days,” following Hamas’ conditional...

Israel accepts Trump’s proposed prisoner swap with Hamas

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Hamas earlier said it was ready to release all hostages. Israel has said it is ready for a prisoner swap with Hamas in line with...

Hamas likely to reject Trump’s Gaza peace plan – BBC

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Hamas is expected to reject Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, calling it biased toward Israel and objecting to key conditions including disarmament, surrendering hostages...

Netanyahu apologises to Qatar for airstrike on Doha

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The Israeli attack on Hamas in the Qatari capital earlier this month reportedly killed six people, including a Qatari security officer. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Trump’s Gaza peace plan welcomed by world leaders

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European and Middle Eastern leaders have largely endorsed a new US-led peace plan for Gaza, unveiled by President Donald Trump alongside Israeli Prime Minister...

Trump calls US allies ‘foolish’ over recognition of Palestine

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The UK and France are among the nations that defied Washington’s warnings last week. US President Donald Trump has lambasted key European allies for formally...

White House unveils Gaza peace plan excluding Hamas from future rule

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The White House has unveiled a sweeping 20-point peace plan aimed at ending nearly two years of war in Gaza, centred on an immediate...

Netanyahu denounces recognition of Palestinian statehood in UN speech

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A large number of delegates left the assembly in protest as the Israeli PM was about to speak. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a...

Netanyahu condemns “monstrous lie” linking Israel to Charlie Kirk’s murder

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a forceful rejection of claims circulating online that Israel had any involvement in the killing of Charlie...

Tucker Carlson says Charlie Kirk “disliked” Netanyahu and was “horrified” by Gaza invasion

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New claims have emerged about Charlie Kirk’s views and the pressures he faced in the days before his death, with both Tucker Carlson and...

Israeli ex-intelligence officer claims Netanyahu blackmailing Trump through Epstein ties

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Ari Ben-Menashe, an Israeli former intelligence officer, has alleged that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is blackmailing former U.S. President Donald Trump, linking the...

Israel beginning mass mobilization to take Gaza City – Jerusalem Post

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Some 40,000 reservists are reportedly expected to be called up for the offensive. Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have begun reporting for duty as...

Israel begins Gaza City ground offensive preparations

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Palestinians are fleeing parts of Gaza City as Israeli forces establish a foothold on the outskirts ahead of a planned ground offensive approved by...

Netanyahu accuses Albanese of betrayal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Australian leader Anthony Albanese of “betraying Israel” and abandoning the Jewish community after Canberra barred far-right Israeli...

Luxon says Netanyahu has ‘lost the plot’

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has condemned Israel’s latest assault on Gaza City as “utterly appalling” and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost...

Australia will recognise Palestinian State at UN – Albanese

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Thousands protest in Israel against plan to seize Gaza City

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Local media has called the anti-government rally one of the largest in 22 months of war. Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets of...

Trump yelled at Netanyahu for dismissing Gaza starvation – media

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The Israeli prime minister’s office has rejected global reporting of the crisis as “fake news”. US President Donald Trump reportedly shouted at Israeli Prime Minister...

Netanyahu’s corruption trial delayed over ‘food poisoning’

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The Israeli prime minister’s next hearing is not expected before September due to court recess. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will miss scheduled corruption hearings...

Israel to forcibly draft ultra-Orthodox seminary students

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The military orders follow a court decision ending exemptions for the community. Israel's military has announced plans to forcibly draft 54,000 ultra-Orthodox seminary students this...

Fully independent Palestinian state would pose threat to Israel – Netanyahu

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The Israeli PM has rejected a two-state solution as the war in Gaza enters its 21st month. Militant groups would use a fully independent Palestinian...

Netanyahu lying about Tehran nuclear ambitions – Iranian president

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The Israeli leader has worked since the 1980s to convince every US president that Tehran wants to create atomic weapons, Masoud Pezeshkian said. Israeli Prime...

Trump says Netanyahu’s corruption trial should be ‘cancelled’

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The US president has denounced the allegations against the Israeli leader as a “witch hunt”. US President Donald Trump has called for an end to...

US strike on Iran will ‘change history’ – Netanyahu

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The Israeli prime minister has praised US President Donald Trump for bombing Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised US President Donald Trump for...

Stop Netanyahu before he gets us all killed

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We could soon see several nuclear powers pitted against each other and dragging the world closer to nuclear annihilation. For nearly 30 years, Israel’s Prime...

Netanyahu refuses to rule out Khamenei assassination

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Killing the Iranian supreme leader would end the conflict, the Israeli prime minister has claimed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to rule out...

Netanyahu vows ongoing strikes as Israel and Iran exchange missile attacks

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Tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated sharply following a wave of missile exchanges, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to continue military...

Israel to intensify Gaza offensive

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Israeli attacks on Gaza have escalated sharply in recent days, killing at least 84 people in recent strikes, primarily targeting areas in Jabalia and...

Israel approves full ‘conquest’ of Gaza – media

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The reported plan includes the forced relocation of Palestinians and occupation of the territory. The Israeli government has approved a plan for the complete military...

Netanyahu seeks to oust security chief

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The Israeli prime minister has cited a “persistent lack of confidence” in the Shin Bet chief as he moves to dismiss him. Israeli Prime Minister...

Gaza residents endure worsening conditions as Israel blocks temporary shelters

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After 15 months of war and with 70% of Gaza’s buildings destroyed, displaced civilians face worsening conditions, living in flooded tents amid winter rains. As...

Gaza ceasefire at risk as Hamas and Israel free prisoners

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The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faces the threat of collapse as Hamas warns of Israeli “procrastination” in meeting its commitments, just as another hostage-prisoner...

Netanyahu cancels trip to Trump’s inauguration

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The Israeli prime minister will not attend the ceremony in Washington on January 20, according to an aide. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not...

Israeli prosecutors order investigation into Netanyahu’s wife

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The prime minister’s spouse has been accused of witness tampering during her husband’s corruption trial. Israeli authorities have opened an investigation into Sara Netanyahu, the...
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