Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel says will allow aid delivery to Gaza from Egypt

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 - 05:25 GMT

The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will allow the entry of aid stranded in Egypt to Gaza amid unrelenting Israeli strikes on the enclave, which killed thousands of civilians.

Israel says it is ‘at war’ as Hamas launches unprecedented attack

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 - 12:40 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel “is at war” after Hamas launched a surprise unprecedented attack on the country on Saturday.

Israeli gov't ‘determined to inflame situation,’ Arab League says after Aqsa Mosque storming

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 - 09:45 GMT

Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Hossam Zaki stressed to CNN that the Israeli government is “determined to inflame the situation,” after its forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque and injured worshippers on Wednesday.

Blinken to visit Egypt, Israel, West Bank from 29-31 January

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 - 08:20 GMT

Blinken’s visit to Egypt will be on 29-30 January, where he will meet with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and other senior officials, including Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.

Knesset approves Israel's new Netanyahu-led government

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 - 09:28 GMT

The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Thursday approved the new far-right Israeli government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu by a vote of 63 in favor and 54 opposed.

UAE, Israel, Bahrain sign U.S. brokered ‘peace deals’ in White House

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 - 05:27 GMT

Two historical peace deals signed Tuesday in the White House between The United Arab of Emirates, Israel and Bahrain

Sisi urges Israel to avoid unilateral steps, says he supports measures for regional peace

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 - 12:47 GMT

Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al Sisi said that he supports any steps that would bring peace to the whole region while maintaining the rights of the Palestinians and security of Israel.

Israel to operate flights to UAE through Saudi airspace: Netanyahu

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 - 05:34 GMT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country is working on Tel Aviv flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi via Saudi airspace.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says UAE-Israel agreement of normalization “beginning of new era”

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 - 06:07 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that signing a normalization agreement between the United Arab of Emirates and Israel is the beginning of a new phase and era with the Arab world.

Palestinian President Abbas arrives in Egypt for Arab League emergency meeting

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 - 03:42 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived, Friday in Egypt to attend the Arab League emergency meeting expected, Saturday.

Arab nations, EU denounce Netanyahu's annexation remarks

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 - 08:00 GMT

Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister since 2009, considered the imposition of sovereignty over these areas as a major and historic step in Israel's history.

Ceasefire sets in after worst flare-up in years between Hamas, Israel

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 - 01:30 GMT

Children in Israel's south were heading to school early Wednesday as an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire took effect.

Israel's prime minister questioned again in corruption probe

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 - 12:34 GMT

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 12th time on Friday in connection with a long-running corruption investigation

Israel accuses Iran of concealing nuclear material for weapons program

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 10:20 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Iran of hiding nuclear-related material at a warehouse in Tehran.

Israeli Druze rally against new nation-state law

Sat, 04 Aug 2018 - 10:20 GMT

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against Israel's new law declaring it the nation-state of the Jewish people.

Israel to Russia: Assad's safe from us, but Iran must quit Syria

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 - 11:20 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russia on Wednesday that Israel would not seek to topple its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Putin to meet Israel's Netanyahu during World Cup - Kremlin

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 - 10:02 GMT

President Vladimir Putin plans to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week

Israeli hits dozens of Gaza targets after mortar barrage

Tue, 29 May 2018 - 10:30 GMT

Israel it hit dozens of military targets in Gaza on Tuesday in response to a barrage of mortar and rocket fire from the strip's Islamist rulers Hamas and an ally.

German newspaper drops cartoonist after Netanyahu drawing

Fri, 18 May 2018 - 11:40 GMT

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said it had ended its decades-long collaboration with cartoonist Dieter Hanitzsch after he depicted Israeli Prime Minister.

Turkey, Israel exchange jibes, expulsions in escalating row

Tue, 15 May 2018 - 10:40 GMT

Turkey and Israel ordered envoys to leave in tit-for-tat moves and exchanged bitter accusations as a row over the killing of dozens of Palestinians.

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