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Israel is working to secure the border near Gaza
After a fourth day of fighting between Israel and Hamas, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that he’ll lay siege to Gaza Strip “as soon as possible” to stop the terror group from carrying out an attack on the country. Netanyahu has also ordered everyone who’s associated with Hamas to leave the Gaza Strip. The fighting…
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As it tries to secure the border, Israel regains control of towns near Gaza
Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday that the Israeli Air Force has carried out more than 80 airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. The airstrikes are part of an ongoing military operation to stop an attack on Israel by Palestinian militants. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that the operation was “just…
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Israel is trying to regain complete control of it’s territory after a Hamas attack
Israel launched an offensive in Gaza on Saturday after the militant group Hamas fired rockets at the country’s north, south and east. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the offensive is in “defense of the Aqsa Mosque and the Northern and Southern borders”. He added, “We are at war…We will win it.” At least 10 people…
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Israel is trying to regain complete control of it’s territory after a Hamas attack
Israel launched an offensive in Gaza on Saturday after the militant group Hamas fired rockets at the country’s north, south and east. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the offensive is in “defense of the Aqsa Mosque and the Northern and Southern borders”. He added, “We are at war…We will win it.” At least 10 people…
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Israel is the worst day at war
Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said that his country “is at war” after Palestinian militants from Gaza launched attacks on southern Israel. At least 234 Palestinians were killed in either gun battles or airstrikes in Gaza, Gaza Health Ministry said. Hamas, the Iran-backed militant group that controls Gaza, has claimed responsibility for the…
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Netanyahu said we are at war after the Hamas attacks
Israel said on Saturday that it began an offensive against Hamas after the militant group launched an attack on southern Israel. The Israeli military said that armed men had crossed the border fence in several locations and into Israeli communities in the Gaza Strip. “We are at war and we will win it,” Israeli PM…
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Gaza and Israel are fighting after militant assaults
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called in the army to clear the towns from Hamas after the militant group launched an operation in the Gaza Strip. At least 2,200 rockets have been fired into Israel by 11 am on Saturday, Israel’s military said. It has declared a state of alert for war and said…
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Zelensky thinks that Russian aggression could extend to other countries
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said that he will meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s first meeting with a Jewish leader since President Joe Biden became US President. Zelenskyy said that he would discuss “the current situation in Ukraine”, adding, “It’s an important problem for the entire world.” Israel has supported Ukraine in…
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The Camp David Summit is a defining moment for Asian security
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the Joint Summit on South Korea, Israel and the Middle East was not against anyone but for something. “It wasn’t for anyone but for something,” he added. US President Joe Biden, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the Camp David resort…
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Dozens of rockets were fired into Israel
Israel on Friday said that it carried out airstrikes on 10 targets in Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said that the country’s response will “extract a heavy price from its enemies”, adding, “Quiet will be answered with silence.” The Israeli military said that it held…
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Netanyahu’s thought was an Opinion: What on earth was he thinking?
Yair Lapid, Israel’s opposition leader, has said that PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to weaken the country’s judiciary have ruined the relationship between him and the prime minister. This comes after Netanyahu announced that he’ll delay his plan to weaken the country’s judiciary. Lapid added, “He has been destroying the relationship between him and the Prime…
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Netanyahu’s future depends on his next move
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he’ll delay a plan to weaken the country’s judiciary until after Passover. Netanyahu made the move after US President Joe Biden criticised Netanyahu’s efforts to weaken Israel’s judiciary. “We’re in the middle of an important debate, we will overcome it,” Netanyahu said in a statement to staff.
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Netanyahu and Biden trade barbs over a plan to weaken courts
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the alliance between the world’s biggest democracy and Israel is “unshakable”. Netanyahu was addressing the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy. “The alliance between the world’s greatest democracy and…strong, proud and independent democracy, Israel, in the centre of the Middle East is unshakable,” he added.
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Israel’s New Kingmaker is a dangerous Extremist that is here to stay
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant after he refused to back a bill that seeks to reduce the autonomy of Israel’s armed forces. Gallant said that the bill is endangering Israel’s security and creating a “rift within our society (that)” is ” widening and penetrating” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).…
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Opinion: Netanyahu’s reforms threaten the very foundations of Israel’s democracy
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would ask the country’s highest court to declare as unconstitutional his government’s decision to change the country’s judicial system. The Supreme Court is set to consider the matter on December 14. Netanyahu’s move came after Israel’s Attorney General asked the country’s top judge to disqualify Netanyahu from…
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The court reform brought Israel to the brink
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a bill that will prevent the Supreme Court from declaring him unfit for office. Under the bill, Israel’s Parliament will have jurisdiction over the decisions of the Supreme Court, which is currently considering a petition to prevent Netanyahu from becoming prime minister. Netanyahu had agreed to become the Prime…
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Most votes have been counted, and Netanyahu seems poised to return as Israel’s leader
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition government won a two-thirds majority in parliament for the first time in its history on Sunday, making him the first Israeli PM in history to win re-election. Netanyahu came to power last November after serving a decade as Prime Minister. The ruling Likud party and its coalition partner Yisrael…
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Netanyahu’s plan is to not get hung up on peace with Palestinians first.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that people can get “hung up” on peace negotiations with the Palestinians, saying he has opted for a different approach. Netanyahu said if peace were to be made with Saudi Arabia, it’d pave the way for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He added that he’s willing to…
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Four Palestinians were killed in the West Bank and an Israeli soldier was killed in Jerusalem.
A Palestinian soldier was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a military checkpoint in east Jerusalem on Saturday, according to the Israel Defence Forces. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “Our hearts are with the wounded and our loved ones.” In the past year, at least 150 Palestinians have been killed…
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With the votes counted, Netanyahu appears to be the new Israel’s leader.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to return to power as PM and his alliance with far-right parties appears likely. The new government hopes to save Mr Netanyahu from prosecution and potential prison time, since right-wing parties have an absolute majority in the Knesset. Netanyahu has ruled Israel for the past 15 years, making him…
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What a comeback means for Israel and the world.
After the preliminary results of Israel’s general election showed that PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has won a majority in the parliament, US Vice President Joe Biden said that the two countries look forward to working with the Israeli government on their shared interests and values. “We look forward to continuing…work with the Israeli government…
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Netanyahu’s far-right allies in Israel may be boycotted by the U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who received a resounding victory in the country’s general elections on Tuesday, said that his new coalition government will be a “stable government”. Netanyahu’s Yisrael Beytenu party won over 60 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, while the ultra-Orthodox religious Shas party won 26 seats. Netanyahu was re-elected as Prime Minister…
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The Israel we know is gone.
A Jewish nationalist who met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said the US is likely to boycott him. “I think the US is likely to boycott him,” said Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is expected to become a senior Cabinet Minister. Ben-Gvir is a leader of the far-right Yisrael Beytenu party, which has an…
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With most votes now counted, Netanyahu seems likely to become Israel’s leader.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was re-elected to a second five-year term on Tuesday, with his Likud Party winning the most votes in the General Elections. However, Netanyahu’s coalition didn’t secure a majority in the 120-member parliament. Meanwhile, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has called the elections an “opportunity to restore Israel’s democracy”, saying, “It’s time…
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An opinion on what a comeback means for Israel and the world.
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday cast his vote for re-election in the country’s general elections. The votes were counted after polls closed at 9 pm on Wednesday. As per the official results, Netanyahu and his Likud party won the most votes in the elections, with the Yisrael Beytenu party winning the largest number of…