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The relationship between Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas was bitter
Israel and Hamas have exchanged fire for the fifth time since the militant group launched an attack in southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking over 240 hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed not to allow the creation of a Palestinian state. The Health Ministry in Gaza has said that…
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Netanyahu rejected Biden’s offer of Palestinian sovereignty post-war
An Israeli official has said that a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas would be the only way to secure the release of Israeli soldiers held captive by the militant group in Gaza. However, the official added that an agreement with Hamas was not possible. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the families of the soldiers that…
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Israel rejects the idea of Palestinian sovereignty after the war, as was said by Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he rejects any Palestinian sovereignty post-war. “There are many types of the two-state solution…we’ve been saying it for many, many years,” Netanyahu said during a pre-Christmas conversation with US President Joe Biden. Netanyahu added that there’s “no chance” of a peace deal with the Palestinians if they…
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U.S. soldiers in Iraq are wounded in attacks linked to Iran-backed militias
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that his government will not stop its military offensive in Gaza as long as Hamas does not comply with its aims. “We’ve shown the world that we’re willing to destroy Hamas and we’re willing to return the hostages,” he added. Israel has carried out airstrikes on Gaza…
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Biden wants to work with a Palestinian state
Israel needs a secure solution after the September 11th earthquake and the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was going to run for re- election because he was positioning himself against the American President who came to Israel after the October 7th earthquake. Netanyahu said that Israel must maintain security control over all the territory west of…
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Netanyahu says the U.S. should not start working on Palestinian statehood
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US calls to start planning for the establishment of a Palestinian state, saying, “We don’t need any international organisation to help.” He added, “Only a Palestinian state would be a launching pad for terrorist attacks on Israel.” This comes after US State Secretary Antony Blinken said that it…
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In Israel, there is planning for a post-war Gaza
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Monday said that Netanyahu has ordered the military to conduct a “surgical strike” on Hamas if the Palestinian militant group does not stop its rocket attacks on Israel. This comes after Hamas said that it was ready to end the conflict if Israel agrees to an end to airstrikes.…
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Israel pulled troops from Gaza in a possible sign of a scaled-back offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Supreme Court struck down part of his judicial change plan, a decision that comes as Israel prepares to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu had proposed changes in Israel’s judicial system in an attempt to modernise the judiciary. The proposal had threatened Israel’s military’s readiness before the war between…
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Israel pulls troops out of Gaza as combat focuses on one city
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the ongoing war with Gaza Strip’s militant group Hamas will continue for “many more months”. He further said that Israel would assume control of the Gaza side of the border with Egypt. Netanyahu has also said he won’t allow the internationally-backed Palestinian Authority, which administers some parts of the West…
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More than 50 were killed in an airstrike in central Gaza
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that his country has no choice but to “continue fighting” in Gaza. The war “exacts a very heavy price from us, but we have no choice but to continue fighting”, he added. The war has killed over 2,500 people and wounded over 3,000 others in Gaza and Israel,…
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The US defense secretary arrived in Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza
The US is “dismantling” Hamas in the Gaza Strip and will continue to “underscore the need to protect civilians from harm & enable the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. He added that he will meet with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel’s…
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The U.S. is trying to push Israel to scale back the war
Israel is “fighting a war for our existence”, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said after the deaths of three hostages in Gaza. “We are committed to fight until victory, despite international pressure, and the unbearable heavy prices that the war is exacting from us in our precious sons and daughters,” he added. Netanyahu’s comments came after two…
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The Hostages were shot by Israeli troops
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday mourned the deaths of three of his sons, who were abducted from a poultry farm in the Gaza Strip, and said that he “will not rest” until they are returned. Netanyahu said, “Together with the…people of Israel, I bow my head in deep sorrow and mourn the fall…
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According to Israel, five Hamas military leaders have been killed
Israel on Tuesday released a picture of Hamas leaders that it said were killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the photo was taken when the group was hiding in a tunnel underneath a residential neighbourhood. “Hamas wanted to tear us apart; we are tearing it apart,” Netanyahu…
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There is a picture of Hamas commanders in Gaza
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday visited the families of Israeli hostages who were being held in Gaza and said that Hamas was trying to tear the country apart. Netanyahu said that Hamas was trying to destroy the country. Over 200 Hamas fighters have been killed in the ongoing war, Israeli officials said, adding that…
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The continued cease-fire in Gaza is the reason why Blinken is in Israel
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said the government would distribute weapons to people in the country amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. Netanyahu made the comments during his meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “From day one, the US has been concentrating on trying to secure the hostages’ release,” he added.
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The New York Times reports that the Arab Israeli feels pain twice
Ahead of Israel-Hamas conflict, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “We will defeat Hamas in the war. We’ve won the war.” He added, “I’m satisfied with the way we defeated Hamas, and…we’re going to continue to defeat them until they’re defeated.” Netanyahu also called on the international community to ensure that the ongoing conflict doesn’t…
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Journalists were taken on a visit to the hospital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that he’s “not trying to win it” by attacking a Hamas-based hospital, adding, “Once we defeat Hamas…we have to make sure that there’s no new Hamas, no resurgence of terrorism, and right now the only force that is able to secure that is Israel.” Israeli soldiers attacked…
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Netanyahu isn’t saying who the new government of Gaza will be
Palestinian Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will destroy Hamas, free the hostages and give Gaza a different future. Netanyahu added that Israeli forces had taken over command centre in Gaza’s main hospital that had weapons, bombs, and other items. Netanyahu further said that Israeli troops were not going down the shaft because they…
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The idea of the Palestinian Authority running Gaza was pushed back by Netanyahu
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel won’t accept any deal to transfer authority to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza. “Abbas has not condemned Hamas for the…attacks,” Netanyahu said. However, Netanyahu added, “Any agreement to installAbbas as new president in Gaza would make Netanyahu look weak in the eyes of many Israelis.”
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Netanyahu is pushing back against the idea of a Palestinian Authority running Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Israeli Army would be the only force to take military responsibility for the Gaza Strip after the war with Hamas is over. Netanyahu added that a consolidation of Israel’s occupation in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem would not bring security to anyone.
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Hamas is attempting to create a permanent state of war
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his family have sued Israel to secure the release of his grandchildren and daughter-in-law who were taken by Hamas during Israel’s Operation Protective Edge. In 2011, Netanyahu had agreed to a swap with Hamas for the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was held by Hamas in Gaza…
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Biden speaks out against the limits of US use in two conflicts
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country refuses a temporary cease- fire that does not include the return of its soldiers and hostages. “We’re continuing full force,” he added. Earlier, US Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken had said that a cease-fire would allow Hamas to “regroup and repeat what it did…
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Biden made a point about the limits of U.S. leverage
US President Joe Biden on Monday called Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to allow “humanitarian pauses” as part of his efforts to end Israel-Gaza conflict. However, Netanyahu rejected Biden’s call for more efforts to avoid civilian casualties. Biden’s administration also lobbied Netanyahu to allow humanitarian pauses in the bombing of Gaza in order…
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The US wants a humanitarian pause in Gaza, not a cease-fire
US diplomat Tony Blinken, who met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, said that Israel has raised “important questions” about how humanitarian pauses would work. Blinken further added that the US is working to answer those questions. He further said that the two countries were working to make progress on hostages and increase aid to Gaza, which…