Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
- 4h ago
EU erupts in diplomatic row as 22 nations demand border crackdown after 50,000 migrants enter Ceuta
A diplomatic firestorm has erupted after 50,000 migrants crossed into Spain's African exclave of Ceuta, with Italy and Denmark rallying 22 EU nations to demand a border crackdown while Madrid accuses them of political exploitation.
- 5h ago
Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza over weekend, hours after Hamas accepts Trump's disarmament deal
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 Palestinians across Gaza over the weekend, hours after Hamas accepted a US-brokered disarmament plan that Israel has yet to endorse.
- 11h ago
Trump hails Morocco's king as 'pillar of stability', reaffirms Western Sahara claim and calls Spain's Ceuta response a 'catastrophe'
While Washington hails Rabat as its oldest ally, the White House has sharply criticised Madrid over the entry of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta, exposing a widening rift in US policy towards the western Mediterranean.
- 2d ago
Trump casts doubt on Patriot missile license for Ukraine, says 'we are chasing peace' and sends envoys to Kyiv
Three weeks after pledging a Patriot production license to Kyiv, Donald Trump now says he is 'not sure' and is 'analyzing' the move, while dispatching envoys to Ukraine for a new peace push.
- 3d ago
Trump claims Hamas disarmament deal, but Israel and Hamas swap preconditions that block the path forward
The US president said the Board of Peace had secured a 'complete disarmament' roadmap, but a senior Hamas official conditioned it on an Israeli withdrawal first, and an Israeli source said there would be no pullback before 'genuine disarmament'.
- 5d ago
Ukraine and Iran step back from brink after Caspian Sea ship strike
Foreign ministers spoke after a Ukrainian drone killed an Iranian sailor; Iran had considered a retaliatory missile strike on a Ukrainian port.
- 5d ago
Trump and Netanyahu hold 'positive' White House talks amid deepening rift over Iran
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu met for 90 minutes in the Oval Office on Tuesday in their first conversation since the US-led bombing campaign against Iran paused last week. Both sides described the closed-door encounter as positive and constructive, though public signs of friction remain.
- 5d ago
Trump hosts Netanyahu as allies diverge on Iran war goals ahead of elections
The US president, facing political heat and rising fuel prices, pushed for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the Israeli premier pressed for further strikes on Tehran's nuclear program ahead of October elections.
- 5d ago
Lindsey Graham remembered at Washington National Cathedral with Trump, Netanyahu, and Zelensky among mourners
President Donald Trump eulogized Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral after a Capitol Rotunda ceremony, with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky among foreign leaders attending. The two days of memorials conclude Wednesday with Graham's burial in South Carolina.
- 5d ago
Zelensky presses Trump for Patriot interceptors as Russian ballistic missile strikes kill record numbers of Ukrainian civilians
The Ukrainian president's closed-door talks in Washington lasted nearly an hour, focusing on licences to produce PAC-3 interceptors and reviving a stalled diplomatic process, while Moscow readies new ballistic launchers near the border.
- 5d ago
Zelenskyy presses Trump for Patriot missile production license in private White House meeting
Ukraine's president pressed Donald Trump to greenlight domestic manufacturing of Patriot interceptor missiles during a closed-door White House meeting, citing a sharp increase in Russian ballistic attacks and critical shortages of PAC-3 rounds.
- 5d ago
Trump to host Netanyahu and Zelenskiy at the White House as Iran and Ukraine wars enter critical phases
The US president will hold back-to-back meetings with the Israeli and Ukrainian leaders, both in Washington for Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral, as the five-month US-Iran conflict hangs in a fragile pause and Kyiv pushes for Patriot missile interceptors.
- 6d ago
Trump grants Ukraine Patriot missile licences while publicly cooling on Netanyahu's Iran agenda
The White House hosted back-to-back meetings with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, yielding a Patriot missile production deal for Kyiv but a public rebuke for Netanyahu over Iran.
- Jul 26
Netanyahu accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' after arrest call, plans UN visit
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' in a Fox News interview on Sunday, linking the mayor's call for his arrest under an International Criminal Court warrant to the stabbing of a Jewish man on the Upper West Side two days earlier.
- Jul 26
Israel approves Trump-backed international stabilization force for Gaza's Rafah pilot zone
Israel's Security Cabinet voted Sunday to allow the International Stabilization Force to enter the Rafah area, clearing the way for a U.S.-brokered pilot zone that will test a Palestinian technocratic government under a 20-point plan.
- Jul 26
Settlers torch two West Bank mosques, Israel arrests dozens after deadly Tal clash
Two mosques were burned overnight Saturday, with graffiti reading 'revenge,' after a clash in Tal that left six dead. Israeli forces then raided towns across the territory, arresting scores of Palestinians.
- Jul 26
Trump to host Netanyahu on Tuesday as tensions over Iran and Lebanon strain US-Israel alliance
The Israeli prime minister will also attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, as their relationship frays after a joint military offensive against Iran.
- Jul 25
Four Palestinians buried after deadly West Bank clash with settlers, Israel launches operation
Four Palestinian men were buried in the West Bank village of Tal on Saturday, a day after a clash with Israeli settlers left them and two Israelis dead. Israel imposed a military lockdown, detained 51 residents, and vowed to accelerate settlement outpost legalization.
- Jul 25
Four Palestinians killed in Tell as settler incursion sparks Israeli military sweep across the West Bank
Four Palestinian men, all brothers or cousins, were killed on 24 July after armed Israeli settlers raided the village of Tell near Nablus, triggering a firefight that also left a settler and an Israeli soldier dead. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded with a large-scale security operation, and settler violence spread to other villages.
- Jul 25
Four Palestinians, Two Israelis Dead in West Bank Clash; Israeli Army Raids Nablus Hospital, Netanyahu Orders Troop Surge
A settler incursion into Tell village triggered a gun battle on 24 July 2026, killing four Palestinians and two Israelis. Israeli forces then raided Nablus Specialist Hospital, handcuffing medical staff and blocking ambulances.
