Benjamin Netanyahu

Gaza War Expands With Increased Red Sea Attacks

The destructive conflict has triggered a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and concerns about a potential regional escalation heightened after US and British forces targeted pro-Hamas Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday, in response to attacks on Red Sea shipping. The devastating conflict has unleashed a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and fears of a ...

Blinken, Israelis Agree on UN Mission in North Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared that he has reached an agreement with Israeli officials to allow a UN mission into northern Gaza to assess the return of Palestinians to the region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has reached an agreement with Israeli officials over the entry of a UN mission into northern Gaza to ensure ...

Netanyahu and Gantz Threaten Lebanon Again

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a war council meeting on Sunday that the current war will not end until all the objectives have been achieved, as reported by the Israeli media Haaretz. These objectives include the elimination of Hamas, the return of all Israeli hostages and a guarantee that Gaza will no longer represent a threat to ...

According to US Intel, Netanyahu Is Staking His Political Fate on Lebanon

According to several American officials who spoke to the Washington Post, a report by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) highlights the risk that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will try by all means to open up a wider front in Lebanon, in order to ensure his political survival. The risk of such a conflagration had already been ...

Gulf Countries Condemn Israel's Calls for Emigration of Gazans

A number of Gulf Arab states vehemently criticized statements made by two Israeli ministers who advocated for the emigration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Several Gulf Arab states on Thursday strongly condemned comments by two Israeli ministers calling for Palestinians to emigrate from the Gaza Strip. Israel's National Security Minister ...

Netanyahu Ready to Drag Out the War to Achieve His Goals

The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 85th day on Sunday, was triggered by a bloody and unprecedented attack perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip on October 7. Some 1,140 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, according to an AFP count based on the latest Israeli figures, ...

Netanyahu: No Peace Until Hamas Destroyed

Israel made it clear that the war against Hamas will not end soon, while intensifying its attacks on the southern part of Gaza. New bombardments targeted the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, while Israel announced that it was stepping up its offensive against Hamas, despite international calls for a cease fire. On Tuesday, thick clouds of smoke rose into ...

Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrations in Israel

Hundreds of people demonstrated in several parts of Israel on Saturday evening to demand the release of the hostages and the impeachment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The main rallies took place in Tel Aviv, but also in other places such as Caesarea, as reported by the Israeli media Haaretz. Tel Aviv ...

First Elements of the Investigation on Hostages Killed in Gaza

The Israeli army made public on Saturday, December 16, the initial findings of the investigation into the killing of three hostages by one of its soldiers in Gaza. There are currently 129 hostages still being held captive in the Hamas-controlled enclave. The Israeli army said Saturday that three hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers carried a ...

Sullivan in Israel to Express Biden’s Discontent

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Thursday December 14. This visit comes at a time when the White House is beginning to express its dissatisfaction with the destruction caused by the Israeli offensive. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan arrived in Israel on Thursday, ...

Israel Steps up the Pressure on Gaza

Gaza was once again the target of intense bombardment by Israeli army on Saturday, December 9. The latter announced that it was stepping up the pressure on the enclave in the wake of an American veto at UN Security Council. Gazans sought refuge in bombed-out hospitals as Israel vowed to "press harder" in its war with Hamas on Saturday, a day ...

Urban Fighting Rages in Gaza as War Enters Third Month

Intense urban combat persisted in and around Gaza's largest cities on Thursday, as the deadliest conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas entered its third month. Heavy urban combat raged in and around Gaza's biggest cities on Thursday, as the bloodiest-ever war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas entered its third month ...