Netanyahu Says Israeli Strikes Across Gaza That Killed Hundreds Are ‘Only The Beginning’
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday that killed more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, shattering a ceasefire in place since January as it vowed to force Hamas to release more hostages and relinquish control...
Why Did Netanyahu End The Gaza Ceasefire?
The wave of Israeli strikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday was the culmination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to get out of the ceasefire with Hamas that he agreed to in January. Since the start of the war,...
Netanyahu Says He Will Seek To Dismiss The Head Of Israel’s Internal Security Service
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday he will seek to dismiss the head of the country’s internal security service this week, following a power struggle over the Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza. Netanyahu said in a...
Netanyahu Threatens To Resume Fighting In Gaza If Hostages Aren’t Released Saturday
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza and directed troops to prepare to resume fighting Hamas if the militant group does not r elease more hostages on Saturday. Hamas said Monday — and reiterated...
Netanyahu Under Pressure To Extend Gaza Ceasefire As Hamas Releases Emaciated Hostages
MUGHRAQA, Gaza Strip (AP) — New details and growing shock over emaciated hostages renewed pressure Sunday on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend a fragile Gaza ceasefire beyond the first phase ending in three weeks. Talks on the second phase, meant to see more...
Netanyahu Says Deal To Release Hamas-Held Hostages Has Been Reached After Last Minute Snags
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war....
Netanyahu Says ‘Last Minute Crisis’ With Hamas Holding Up Approval Of Ceasefire Deal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war....
Netanyahu Sends Mossad Director To Gaza Ceasefire Talks In Qatar In Sign Of Progress
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said Saturday, in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza. It was not...
Netanyahu Says Israeli Troops Will Occupy A Buffer Zone Inside Syria For The Foreseeable Future
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the summit of Mount Hermon, “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.” Netanyahu made the comments...
Israel’s Netanyahu Vows To Challenge Corruption Charges As He Takes Stand In His Trial
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised defiantly on Tuesday to knock down corruption allegations against him as he began testifying in his long-running trial, becoming the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant. The testimony...
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