Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the UAE on Sunday to meet with Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, reportedly to request denial of reports that the UAE had warned Israel about Hamas attack plans before October 7, 2023.
Multiple reports have emerged documenting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received advance warnings from Egypt and other sources about a possible Hamas attack before October 7, 2023. The revelations, appearing weeks before Israel's national election, have put Netanyahu's handling of intelligence warnings under intense scrutiny, with families of victims demanding answers.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his UN General Assembly speech to accuse New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of antisemitism and endangering Jewish New Yorkers, calling Hamas the mayor's 'buddies.' Mamdani responded by planting an olive tree with Palestinians during the speech.
Dozens of delegates walked out of the UN General Assembly as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech, in which he forcefully denied allegations of genocide in Gaza and called them 'the biggest lie of the century.'
Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned former combat medic Elor Azaria, who was convicted of shooting dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker at close range in the occupied West Bank in 2016. The case divided Israel a decade ago and sparked intense national debate.
Vice President JD Vance met with conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg at the White House after Rosenberg publicly criticized Vance's positions on Israel support. The meeting came after Vance warned that Trump is willing to 'part ways' with Netanyahu, raising questions about the administration's Israel policy.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a 24-hour trip to address the UN General Assembly this month, following calls from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his arrest over the Gaza war. Netanyahu faces an ICC arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing political backlash after reports emerged that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned him of an imminent Hamas attack approximately 10 days before the October 7, 2023 assault. According to excerpts from a forthcoming book published in Haaretz, Netanyahu allegedly did not brief security chiefs about the warning, which he has denied as "an absolute lie."
Yair Golan, leader of Israel's left-wing Democrats party, is campaigning on pledges to end ongoing conflicts and address Jewish settler violence in the West Bank as Israel heads toward elections on October 27. The campaign unfolds amid heightened tensions and fears of political violence.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee stated categorically that Israel has no plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza, responding to recent proposals by Israeli ministers to expel the territory's two million residents. During a West Bank visit, Huckabee also condemned settler violence and urged severe consequences.
Two Israeli ministers have proposed plans for the forced expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, reviving proposals repeatedly voiced by right-wing politicians over the past three years as they seek to rally supporters before an upcoming election. The proposals come amid ongoing violence in Gaza despite ceasefire efforts.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused security officials of deliberately not waking him for over an hour during the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, claiming he would have ordered immediate mobilization and prevented the massacre. Reports indicate his first phone call to the IDF chief occurred three hours after the attack began.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar warned Israel will respond in kind if the UK enforces sanctions over plans to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, following British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's announcement of a comprehensive policy reset on Israel. UK Jewish leaders have expressed concern the measures could fuel wider boycotts.
Far-right Israeli Knesset member Zvi Sukkot used a sledgehammer to destroy a Palestinian memorial in the village of Madama while escorted by Israeli soldiers. The incident drew widespread condemnation across Israel's political spectrum, including from Prime Minister Netanyahu, though the military claims Sukkot acted deceptively beyond the approved plan for his visit.
Israeli forces led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir took control of the Kalandia/Kafr Akab vocational training center, the last remaining UNRWA facility in occupied East Jerusalem. A Palestinian boy was shot during the raid, prompting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to condemn the action as unlawful.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least three Palestinians, including a four-year-old child, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced they will treat kites and balloons from Gaza as drones and respond with forceful military action regardless of whether they carry explosives.
More than 100 former French and British diplomats have issued an open letter urging French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to impose joint sanctions on Israel, including halting arms exports and banning trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank. The diplomats warn that Israeli settlement expansion and occupation policies are erasing prospects for an independent Palestinian state.
Senior Israeli military officials believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be seeking to escalate situations in Gaza and Syria to disrupt upcoming parliamentary elections. The concerns have sparked tensions with Washington over Israeli strikes in Syria and actions in Gaza and the West Bank, while former PM Naftali Bennett accused Netanyahu of toxic campaigning that could incite violence.
Five major Western nations condemned Israel's advancement of the E1 settlement plan in the occupied West Bank, which involves tenders for over 1,200 housing units and could split Palestinian territories, potentially ending prospects for a two-state solution.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video tour of a gallows complex under construction where Palestinians convicted of terror offenses will be executed, including viewing booths for victims' families. The move has drawn international condemnation and criticism that it provides ammunition to Israel's enemies.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pivoting his re-election campaign to anti-Turkey rhetoric, including airstrikes on Turkish-linked targets in Syria and campaign billboards comparing NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Iranian and Hezbollah leaders. The shift comes as polls show Likud losing ground and after US pressure curtailed attacks on Iran and Lebanon.
US envoy Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an understanding that an American general will verify Hamas disarmament before Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Kushner predicted progress could begin within 30 days and warned Hamas must honor commitments or face US backing for Israel to 'finish the job.'
US envoy Jared Kushner held rare talks with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday before traveling to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The diplomatic push aims to advance a stalled US-backed Gaza peace plan that includes Hamas disarmament and Israeli military withdrawal, which Netanyahu has so far rejected.
US envoy Jared Kushner held rare talks with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday before traveling to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The diplomatic push aims to advance a stalled US-backed Gaza peace plan that includes Hamas disarmament and Israeli military withdrawal, which Netanyahu has so far rejected.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who sits on the security cabinet, advocated in a taped interview for killing dozens of Palestinians in Gaza each night and encouraging mass emigration from the territory. The comments come amid ongoing reports of Israeli troops forcing Palestinian families from homes in the West Bank.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to prepare transferring civilian law enforcement in the occupied West Bank to police, following a week-long siege by settlers of Palestinian homes including one owned by a Palestinian American family. The move, described by critics as de facto annexation, comes after the U.S. ambassador condemned the settler violence as a 'horrific act of terror.'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point peace plan for Gaza issued by President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, while a senior US official overseeing the proposal defended it as the "only way forward" to prevent another attack like the October 7, 2023 Hamas assault.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point peace plan for Gaza issued by President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, while a senior US official overseeing the proposal defended it as the "only way forward" to prevent another attack like the October 7, 2023 Hamas assault.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza proposed by President Donald Trump, insisting that Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. The rare public break between Netanyahu and Trump marks a significant diplomatic rift over the Gaza conflict.
Physicians for Human Rights Israel released a report warning that the Palestinian public healthcare system in the occupied West Bank is on the brink of collapse, citing Israel's withholding of tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority as pushing hospitals and clinics to crisis point.
Israeli prosecutors have charged settler Yinon Levi with killing Palestinian activist Awdah (Odeh) Hathaleen in Umm al-Khair village in the occupied West Bank. This marks the first indictment of an Israeli for killing a Palestinian in the West Bank since the October 7, 2023 attacks, according to Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the allocation of 113 million shekels ($37 million) to develop and take control of more than 70 historical and archaeological sites across the occupied West Bank, expanding Israeli control over Palestinian heritage locations amid intensified settlement expansion.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected a US-backed peace plan for Gaza, stating Israel will not withdraw from current positions until Hamas is completely disarmed. The statement contradicts terms proposed by the Board of Peace and threatens to derail Trump administration efforts to broker a Gaza settlement.
President Trump said he would hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Middle East allies had reached parameters of a deal to end the conflict. However, Iran denied asking the US to refrain from strikes, and Israel expressed serious security concerns about the proposed Hamas disarmament agreement.
US Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met privately at Blair House in Washington on Tuesday to discuss escalating tensions over the Iran war, following months of strain in US-Israel relations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington for meetings with President Trump, marking a departure from their previously warm relationship as he faces a cooled American reception and seeks support on Iran policy after making limited concessions in Gaza and Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Donald Trump at the White House in their first sit-down since launching a joint military operation against Iran. The meeting comes amid growing frustration over the conflict's duration, as Israel's promises of a quick victory have given way to a prolonged war.
Israel's security cabinet voted on July 26, 2026, to allow the 200-member International Stabilization Force into Gaza under Trump's ceasefire framework, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir casting the sole dissenting vote, one day before Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to Washington.
Following a deadly clash near Tell in the occupied West Bank that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an extensive military operation in Nablus and accelerated legalization of unauthorized settler outposts.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the city lacks legal authority to enforce an ICC arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but called on federal officials to do so, drawing fierce criticism from conservatives.
Israeli forces demolished five inhabited Palestinian homes in the Bethlehem governorate on July 22, 2026—four in Nahhalin and one in Za’atara—according to WAFA and local reports. IMEMC separately reported that Israeli authorities demolished a home, a carwash facility, and two livestock farms in Rafat, northwest of Jerusalem. Anadolu Agency documented that the four Nahhalin homes were demolished on the grounds that they lacked building permits.
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, while three others were shot dead in the occupied West Bank following a reported stabbing incident. The deaths occurred amid ongoing tensions and ahead of Israel's scheduled October elections.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition pushed through a series of divisive laws that undermine legal oversight by allowing ministers to reject the Attorney General's binding positions and granting government control over AG appointments. The legislation also includes measures benefiting ultra-Orthodox parties and allied media outlets as Israel heads toward October 27 elections.
Multiple media reports allege that former Mossad chief David Barnea met with Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Budapest in 2024 and 2025 to recruit him as a potential leader in a post-Islamic regime scenario. Ahmadinejad has forcefully denied the claims, calling them 'Hollywood-style lies.'
Israel will hold national elections on October 27, the latest date permitted by law, in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership following the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and ongoing regional conflicts.
For the first time in Israel's history, the government has openly declared it will not comply with a High Court of Justice ruling regarding the commercial broadcast regulator, which the court ordered to continue functioning despite resignations linked to political pressure from the communications minister. The unprecedented defiance sets up a constitutional crisis between the executive and judicial branches.
President Donald Trump indicated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a White House meeting that could occur as early as next week, as Iran simultaneously conducts dayslong funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, heightening tensions in the region.
As Israel commemorates 1,000 days since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Defense Minister Katz announced the IDF has been ordered to prepare an independent strike plan against Iran, warning Israel could go to war 'tomorrow' and would respond powerfully to any Iranian missile fire.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced he is cutting all contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas after she reportedly compared Israeli policy to apartheid-era South Africa. Kallas has called for maintaining constructive dialogue with Israel.
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed years of covert cooperation with Somaliland during a visit by the breakaway region's president, while both sides denied reports of plans for an Israeli military base. Somaliland's Defense Minister confirmed Israel is providing police and military training.
President Donald Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the G7 summit in France, urging him to use a 'softer touch' in Lebanon and be 'more responsible' with military operations against Hezbollah. The rebuke comes as Trump pursues a peace agreement with Iran, with the White House confirming he has signed an initial memorandum of understanding with Tehran.
A series of violent attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, including the shooting death of a seven-month-old baby by an Israeli soldier and an assault on a 92-year-old man, has prompted former senior Israeli officials to issue a 'final warning' demanding government action against settler terror.
A tentative agreement between the United States and Iran to end their conflict includes provisions requiring Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon, sparking domestic opposition in Israel where officials vow the IDF will remain despite the Trump-brokered terms.
President Trump reached a deal with Iran to end Middle East conflict, sparking tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's refusal to halt attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon. The agreement has drawn widespread anger in Israel and criticism from Trump, who reportedly said Netanyahu has 'no f—ing judgement.'
Amnesty International released a report on June 10, 2026, accusing Israel of conducting a state-led campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank through accelerated settlement expansion, forced displacement of Palestinians, and annexation measures. The human rights organization characterized these actions as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The UK, Australia, Canada, France, Norway, and New Zealand announced joint sanctions targeting Israeli settlers and entities involved in violence in the occupied West Bank, including a far-right Israeli cabinet minister. However, human rights groups and Palestinian campaigners criticized the measures as insufficient, arguing they fail to address systemic Israeli state complicity in what Amnesty International has characterized as ethnic cleansing.
President Donald Trump told the Financial Times that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have "no choice" but to accept a US-Iran deal, even as Israel conducted strikes on Iran. Trump urged Netanyahu not to retaliate for Iranian strikes and said Tehran's attacks would not impact ongoing US-Iran negotiations.
Israel announced it killed Hamas's newly appointed armed wing chief Mohammed Odeh in Gaza strikes, just 11 days after killing his predecessor, as Netanyahu intensifies military operations in both Gaza and Lebanon.
The U.S. military carried out strikes against Iranian positions, including missile launch sites, even as President Trump announced that negotiations for an Iran deal are progressing. Trump is demanding that multiple countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords as a condition of any agreement, drawing criticism from pro-Israel hawks and GOP lawmakers concerned about concessions to Iran.
Four major European powers issued a joint statement condemning Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, warning that Israeli government policies are undermining prospects for a two-state solution.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir triggered a diplomatic crisis by publishing footage showing himself taunting handcuffed international activists who were detained while attempting to reach Gaza by sea.
Israel's parliament passed legislation imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure pushed by the far-right government. Four European countries (UK, France, Germany, Italy) condemned the law as a 'grave step backwards.'
Israel and Hamas reached a multi-phase ceasefire agreement in October 2025 involving hostage and prisoner releases, with President Donald Trump announcing the deal and later unveiling additional peace plan phases. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response to subsequent phases remained unclear, with reports of continued strikes and tensions over implementation.
