Bennett and Lapid join forces again in a renewed bid for power that will, analysts warn, mean little for Palestinians.
Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid to oust his coalition government in the coming election expected later this year. The former prime ministers - right-wing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid - issued statements announcing the merger of their parties, Bennett 2026 and There is a Future. “We are standing here together for the sake of our children. The State of Israel must change direction,”...
The two politicians' alliance is aimed at uniting a fragmented opposition against current PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli PM's directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.
Lebanese state media reported a series of new Israeli strikes in the country’s south on Saturday night, after attacks earlier in the day killed six people despite a recently extended ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. The new attacks followed orders from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the military to “forcefully attack Hezbollah targets” after the army accused it of breaching the truce. Lebanon’s health ministry had said earlier that “Israeli enemy strikes on a...
Netanyahu's medical report said the Israeli leader was treated with radiation therapy for early-stage prostate cancer.
The Israeli prime minister says he is "in excellent physical condition" after having a malignant tumour removed.
Global rights group says leaders of three countries behind devastating wars inspire other states to carry out abuses.
Hungary’s election winner says he would enact an ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and detain him.
Donald Trump said Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon's Joseph Aoun may meet at the White House.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli forces had eliminated the threat of an invasion by Hezbollah militants during a visit to troops in southern Lebanon. His visit comes two days before officials from Lebanon, Israel and the United States are due to hold direct talks in Washington. “The war continues, including within the security zone in Lebanon,” Netanyahu said in a video released by his office, which showed him wearing a flak jacket and surrounded by masked...
Standing by a map, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes how six countries wanted to strangle us’.
Israel says it has reprimanded Spain’s top diplomat in Tel Aviv over the blowing up of an effigy of its Prime Minister.
Israel's Netanyahu accused Spain of waging a 'diplomatic war' against Israel.
The announcement came after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday which killed 303 people, according to health officials.