Benjamin Netanyahu

Iran's Nuclear Ambitions "Threaten Us All", Says MI6 Chief

Iran's nuclear ambitions pose a major global security threat even after setbacks dealt to Hamas and Hezbollah, the UK's foreign intelligence chief said Friday. "Iran's allied militias across the Middle East have suffered serious blows," Secret Intelligence Service chief Richard Moore said in a speech in Paris. "But the regime's nuclear ambitions ...

Day 3: A Fragile and Breached Ceasefire

The long-awaited ceasefire seems precarious following several violations as displaced people from the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah continue to return to their homes in south Lebanon, the Bekaa and the southern suburbs of Beirut. Breaches of the Ceasefire Recent events show that the situation remains tense. The Israeli army bombed a ...

Netanyahu Vows 'Intensive War' If Lebanon Ceasefire Violated

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday threatened Hezbollah with an "intensive war" if the Lebanese militant group violates the newly established ceasefire. "If necessary, I have instructed the Israeli army to wage an 'intensive war' in response to any violation," Netanyahu said in an interview with Israeli broadcaster Channel ...

Israeli Army Says it Captured Four Hezbollah Members in South Lebanon

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that the Israeli Army had arrested "four members of Hezbollah who infiltrated a restricted area in southern Lebanon." One of the detainees is reportedly a senior figure within the group in the region. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant later confirmed the arrests ...

Israel Appeals ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

Israel told the International Criminal Court on Wednesday that it will appeal against arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister. It also asked the court to suspend the warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant pending the outcome of the appeal, the prime minister's office said in a statement. The ICC ...

Netanyahu Announces Ceasefire Agreement in Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tueday, that the country’s Security Cabinet has approved a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, marking a significant step toward reducing hostilities in the region. During a statement on the matter, Netanyahu emphasized that the ceasefire would allow Israel to focus on the ongoing threat posed ...

Netanyahu Seeking Security Cabinet-Only Vote on Potential Lebanon Ceasefire Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly prefers to have the vote on a potential ceasefire agreement with Lebanon taken by the country’s security cabinet rather than the full cabinet, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday. The source added that Netanyahu is reviewing the legality of this approach. Israeli media, ...

Khamenei Urges 'Death Sentence' for Netanyahu Over Gaza Conflict

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a "death sentence". In his first remarks since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu last week, Khamenei told a Tehran ...

New Strikes in Beirut's Southern Suburbs and the South After Progress in Negotiations

On Monday morning, Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut. This follows recent evacuation orders issued to residents of the Haret Hreik neighborhood. The airstrikes are the latest in a series of strikes aimed at Beirut and its southern suburbs, as the Israeli army intensifies operations across ...

Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Intensify Sunday Afternoon

Israeli raids on Lebanese territory continued Sunday afternoon. Beirut’s southern suburbs The southern suburbs of Beirut witnessed a new wave of Israeli bombardments on Sunday afternoon, following evacuation warnings addressed to Hadath and Borj al-Barajneh. Two violent strikes hit the Kafaat neighborhood in particular, causing massive ...

Israel Names Netanyahu Ally and Biden Critic as US Ambassador

The Israeli government said Sunday it had approved the nomination of Yechiel Leiter, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the country's ambassador to the United States. The announcement comes after US President-elect Donald Trump named hard-line conservative Mike Huckabee as his choice for US ambassador to Israel under his ...