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Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister
Netanyahu Fires
Defense Minister
Nov 5, 2024 4:17 PM CST

Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister

Thousands take to the streets to protest dismissal of Yoav Gallant

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region. Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. But Netanyahu had avoided...

Trump to Netanyahu: 'Do What You Have to Do'

After latest strikes on Iran, Biden says he hopes this is it

(Newser) - In a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump backed his military's attacks on Hamas and Hezbollah—telling the prime minister, "Do what you have to do." Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham was on a call this month with the two, the Washington Post reports. "He didn'...

Netanyahu Speaks Out After 'Assassination' Attempt

Drone targeted Israeli PM's house Saturday

(Newser) - Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza-based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year's Oct. 7 attack. Israel's military said dozens of projectiles were...

Friedman: Please, Netanyahu, Don't Blow This Opportunity

Hamas leader's death could lead to a 2-state solution, if the prime minister is willing

(Newser) - Just how big is the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? "It is impossible to exaggerate the importance," writes New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. The immediate aftermath of his death could usher in the end of the war in Gaza, as well as the return of Israeli...

Netanyahu Considers Starving Northern Gaza

Plan to flush out Hamas could also trap thousands of civilians without food or water

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes. Israel has...

Hamas Leader Wants Wider War: US Intelligence

Biden issues a tense reminder to Netanyahu

(Newser) - The leader of Hamas wants to pull Israel into a wider regional war, US intelligence shows, becoming increasingly determined recently to the point where Yahya Sinwar has no interest in agreeing to a deal to stop the fighting. As Israeli forces pursue him, the New York Times reports, Sinwar has...

Israeli Foreign Minister: 'There Will Be No Ceasefire' in Lebanon

Israel Katz's remarks come after US, other allies proposed 21-day pause against Hezbollah

(Newser) - With the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion into Lebanon to go after the militant group Hezbollah, the United States, France, and other allies proposed a 21-day ceasefire this week. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati seemed keen on the idea, but Israeli leaders—not so much. "There will be...

Israel, Hezbollah Declare &#39;New Phase&#39; as Missiles Fly
Israel, Hezbollah Declare
'New Phase' as Missiles Fly
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Sep 22, 2024 5:00 PM CDT

Israel, Hezbollah Declare 'New Phase' as Missiles Fly

Biden says US is working to prevent an expanded war

(Newser) - Against a backdrop of escalating missile and rocket attacks across the Lebanon border, Israel and Hezbollah declared their resolve Sunday to defeat the other and stoked fears that the Middle East is on the brink of a full-blown war. President Biden told reporters that he's worried but that "...

Netanyahu Takes Heat With Ceasefire Talks at Standstill
Biden Reportedly Sours
on Self-Serving Netanyahu
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Sep 4, 2024 6:41 AM CDT

Biden Reportedly Sours on Self-Serving Netanyahu

Reports suggest Israel's leader views ceasefire as a political loss

(Newser) - Last week, Biden administration officials said an agreement to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was close, with only minor details to iron out. But Saturday's discovery that six Israeli hostages were killed in Gaza as Israeli forces moved in "changed everything," one Israeli official tells...

Hostage's Parents Fear He'll Die Next From 'Israel's Indifference'

Adi and Yael Alexander say their hope is 'running out' for son Edan

(Newser) - For more than 300 days, Adi and Yael Alexander have felt a bond with Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. As parents of Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old US member of the Israel Defense Forces who's been held hostage in Gaza since Oct. 7, they...

Protests Across Israel Erupt in Grief, Anger
Protests Across Israel
Erupt in Grief, Anger
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Sep 1, 2024 5:00 PM CDT

Protests Across Israel Erupt in Grief, Anger

Demonstrations, strike pressure Netanyahu to reach a deal for hostages' release

(Newser) - Demonstrations erupted across Israel on Sunday, with hundreds of thousands of protesters blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not winning the return of the hostages held by Hamas and angrily demanding he strike a deal now. As the protests after the announcement that six hostages ' bodies had been found...

Israel Orders Evacuation of Gaza Humanitarian Zone

Meanwhile, at least 30 are dead after Israeli airstrikes on Gaza school

(Newser) - Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, as the country's negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed ceasefire. At least one small child was among the dead taken from the girls school in...

Trump, Netanyahu Push Back Against Harris' Comments

Republican says call for a prompt ceasefire, hostage deal was disrespectful

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Donald Trump on Friday for the first time since the former president left office. Their session at Trump's home in Florida followed Netanyahu's address to Congress and talks with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris the day before. Harris,...

Harris Tells Netanyahu 'It Is Time' to End Gaza War

She says she had 'frank and constructive' discussion with Israeli leader

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held by the militants in Gaza since Oct. 7 can return home. Harris said she had a "frank and constructive" conversation with...

Bodies of 5 More Hostages Recovered From Gaza

Israeli military believes all 5 were killed in Oct. 7 attack

(Newser) - The Israeli military says it recovered the bodies of five more hostages from Gaza after intelligence guided troops to their location. There was apparently never any chance of bringing the hostages back alive: The New York Times reports that all five were presumed killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack...

Netanyahu Tells Congress He Wants 'Total Victory'

Israeli leader calls protesters 'useful idiots'

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington on Wednesday as he sought to bolster US support for his country's fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups. He told Congress on Wednesday that he would agree to a ceasefire if Hamas surrenders, disarms, and releases all hostages...

Democrats Bail on Netanyahu&#39;s Address
Democrats Bail on
Netanyahu's Address
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Jul 24, 2024 8:31 AM CDT

Democrats Bail on Netanyahu's Address

The Israeli prime minister will speak to Congress Wednesday afternoon

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress at 2pm Wednesday and, in his words, "present the truth about our just war." The BBC reports he comes at the invitation of House Speaker Mike Johnson and will make the rounds after his congressional appearance....

Increasingly Abandoned by His Allies, Biden 'Fuming'

As the drumbeat from his own party sounds to get him to step aside, president is isolated in Delaware

(Newser) - On a weekend in which he was rumored to be taking his name off the top of the ticket, the New York Times reports that President Biden is recovering from COVID at his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, and there's likely some fist-shaking going on in the general direction...

'Day of Disruption' Brings Calls for Netanyahu to Quit

Israeli protesters block highways, demand deal to return hostages

(Newser) - Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and pushing for a ceasefire to bring back scores of hostages held by Hamas. The demonstrations came after long-running efforts to broker a truce...

Netanyahu Dissolves His War Cabinet
Netanyahu Dissolves
His War Cabinet
Jun 17, 2024 12:11 PM CDT

Netanyahu Dissolves His War Cabinet

Move could further complicate cease-fire talks

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the small but influential War Cabinet that has overseen the fighting in Gaza, Israeli officials said Monday, a move that comes days after a key member of the body bolted from the government over frustration with the Israeli leader's handling of the war....

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