Defense Minister Lieberman resigns, urges early elections
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman announced Wednesday that he was resigning his position as defense minister and exiting the coalition.
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Intense clashes with Gaza break out as Hamas commander said killed in IDF raid
Israeli special forces conducted a raid in the Gaza city of Khan Younis on Sunday night, apparently killing several suspected Hamas terrorists, including a senior commander in its military wing, and bringing the region back to the brink of war.
Netanyahu praises Trump for Iran sanctions renewal: ‘We’re already seeing results’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday praised US President Donald Trump for reenacting all sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Netanyahu’s surprise trip boosts Trump’s grand Mideast strategy
Despite regional turmoil, President Trump’s grand Middle East strategy to unite Israel with the Saudis and other Gulf Arab powers against Iran and lay the groundwork for a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is making unexpected progress away from the limelight.
Israel’s Netanyahu warns Europe of possible attacks by Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling Iran the ‘most potent force of militant Islam’ and is warning Europe of possible Iranian attacks on its soil.
Despite mounting pressure, Netanyahu says Israel seeking to prevent war in Gaza
Israel’s top priority in dealing with the ongoing violence on Gaza is to prevent the infiltration of terrorists into Israel and to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday.
TV report: Israel silent as Iran hit by computer virus more violent than Stuxnet
Iranian infrastructure and strategic networks have come under attack in the last few days by a computer virus similar to Stuxnet but ‘more violent, more advanced and more sophisticated,’ and Israeli officials are refusing to discuss what role, if any, they may have had in the operation, an Israeli TV report said Wednesday.
Trump said to question Netanyahu commitment to peace, threaten to get ‘tough’
US President Donald Trump has said he is willing to ‘be tough’ on Israel in peace negotiations, mirroring the administration’s combative stance toward the Palestinian Authority, according to an Israeli report Monday.
Trump prepared to pressure Netanyahu with peace plan
US President Donald Trump and his peace team say they are prepared to apply pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their effort to jump-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Netanyahu threatens ‘forceful’ response to Gaza as violence surges
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would ‘act forcefully’ in response to a predawn rocket attack from the Gaza Strip that struck a Beersheba home, as a shaky calm appeared to return to the area.
First day of Knesset overshadowed by talk of elections
The Knesset opened its winter session on Monday amid speculation about when the parliament will be dispersed and when the next election will be initiated.
Israel warns Hamas of ‘painful’ strikes if protests go on
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened ‘very painful blows’ against Gaza’s Hamas rulers if they don’t halt protests along the perimeter fence that have led to clashes with Israeli troops.
Netanyahu: Israel ‘systematically dismantling’ Hamas’s tunneling capability
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Thursday not ‘to try us’ after the IDF revealed it had uncovered and neutralized another tunnel that reached from Gaza some 200 meters into Israel.
Netanyahu: Israel sparing no effort to avoid Gaza war
Israel is doing everything in its power to avoid a war with Hamas in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday at a press briefing.
Netanyahu: World ‘Must Recognize’ Israel’s Sovereignty in Golan, No Iranian Presence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran is attempting to establish a military presence on the border with Israel along the Golan Heights.
Netanyahu, Putin to meet for first time since crisis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet shortly for the first time since relations were badly strained following last month’s Syrian downing of a Russian intelligence plane.
All eyes on Iran after Netanyahu’s bombshell revelation — but probably not for long
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bombshell speech at the UN Thursday, featuring revelations about a secret nuclear warehouse in the heart of Tehran, which included its precise location for people to look up at home, had everything you’d expect: It was rich on Biblical themes, included praise for Israel’s vibrant democracy, was marked by the scolding of European anti-Semitism, and contained outraged rebuttals of Palestinian accusations.
Trump: ‘Two states works best, but one state is fine’
A two state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict works best because it allows for people to govern themselves, US President Donald Trump told reporters at a new conference in New York.
Trump: Iran’s terrorist regime must never get nuclear weapons
U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Iran on Tuesday as the General Debate of the 73rd Session of the U.N. General Assembly got underway.
Trump eagerly awaiting meeting with Netanyahu, U.S. envoy says
U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt on Monday refuted a report claiming that President Donald Trump was planning to rebuke Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York this week.