Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu Asserts Hezb Was Dealt Significant Blows

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had "landed a series of blows on Hezbollah" after a night of intense cross-border fire and attacks this week in Lebanon. "In recent days, we have landed a series of blows on Hezbollah that it could have never imagined. If Hezbollah did not get the message, I assure you it will ...

Netanyahu, Gallant Issue Statements on War Front with Lebanon

As signs increasingly point towards an Israeli military operation against Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his intent on returning evacuated Israelis back to their homes north of Israel. "I’ve already said, we will return residents of the north safely to their homes," he says. "And that is exactly what we will ...

Israel-Lebanon: Between Psychological Warfare and Operational Preparation

In Lebanon, August 2024 was exceptionally intense, characterized by sweltering temperatures and escalating geopolitical tensions. The assassinations of Fouad Shokr in Beirut’s southern suburbs and Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran cast a month-long shadow of a potential regional war, with Lebanon once again at risk of becoming a battlefield. However, ...

Netanyahu in Favor of Stepping Up Operations in Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a meeting of the security cabinet that it was only a matter of time before the war on the Israeli-Lebanese border expands, according to remarks reported on Saturday by Israel's Channel 13. “We are heading for a vast campaign of one intensity or another,” Netanyahu said in part. During the ...

Hamas Says Netanyahu Trying to ‘Thwart’ Gaza Truce

Hamas on Thursday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to "thwart" a Gaza truce deal after the Israeli Prime Minister said the Palestinian militant group has "rejected everything" in negotiations. The blame trading comes as Netanyahu faces pressure to seal a deal that would free remaining hostages after Israeli authorities announced on Sunday the ...

Strike in Israel: A Threat to Netanyahu?

For months now, general discontent with the government has been brewing within Israeli society. This Sunday, however, it seems to have reached a boiling point, as Arnon Bar-David, head of the Histadrut (Israel's largest trade union federation), has called for a general strike. So, what exactly is going on? What’s Behind the Strike? Following ...

Netanyahu Refuses Israeli Withdrawal from Philadelphi Corridor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Monday that Israeli forces must retain control over the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border, vowing "not to give in to pressure" over the issue in Gaza ceasefire talks. "The achievement of the war's objectives goes through the Philadelphi Corridor," he said at a televised press ...

Biden Criticizes Netanyahu for Insufficient Efforts in Securing Gaza Deal

US President Joe Biden on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages taken by Palestinian armed group Hamas. Asked by reporters at the White House -- where Biden was arriving for a meeting with US negotiators -- if he thought the Israeli leader was doing enough on the ...

Israel PM Vows ‘to Settle the Score’ With Hamas After Hostage Deaths

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to "settle the score" with Hamas after the military had recovered the bodies of six hostages from a Gaza tunnel. "Those who kill hostages do not want an agreement" for a Gaza truce, Netanyahu said in a statement, telling Hamas leaders that "we will hunt you down, we will catch you and we ...

Netanyahu Visits Northern Border with Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the northern border with Lebanon on Wednesday and stated that the preemptive strike on Lebanon is not the end, emphasizing that efforts will continue to return Israeli residents back to their homes. “A few days ago, we thwarted a surprise attack by Hezbollah on the State of Israel. We destroyed ...

Netanyahu Insists on Keeping Philadelphi Corridor

A source who has close knowledge of the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Cairo stated that Israeli negotiators and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are at odds over the latter's demand for Israel to keep the so-called Philadelphi Corridor, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Two major issues in negotiations supported by Egypt, Qatar ...

Biden Urges Netanyahu to Reach a Gaza Ceasefire Deal

President Joe Biden on Wednesday pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas as talks on a truce faltered. The US and Israeli leaders spoke hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended a tour of the Middle East aimed at reaching an accord as tensions rise in the region. In a statement on ...