Benjamin Netanyahu Stories

Hamas says willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire despite ‘language of threats and intimidation’
Reuters  |  Feb 14, 2025

The war in Gaza erupted after a Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed at least 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, and sa...

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi says Trump's Gaza takeover idea ‘very surprising’
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 06, 2025

Grandi called the idea "very surprising" and emphasised the need to understand the concrete details before making any further comments.

Trump suggests US will take over Gaza, make it the 'Riviera of the Middle East'
Amina Wako  |  Feb 05, 2025

When questioned by reporters about the legal basis for the US assuming control of Gaza, Trump claimed he had studied the matter closely for months.

Ceasefire brings hope in Gaza; freed Israeli hostages reunited with mothers
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, buses awaited the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli detention. Hamas said the first group to be freed i...

Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas takes effect as fighting halts after 3-hour delay
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

Hamas said it was committed to the ceasefire but that it had been unable so far to provide the hostage list for "technical field reasons", without ela...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire will not start until Hamas releases hostage list
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

Hostages were expected to be released within hours of the start of the ceasefire, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended...

ICC prosecutor sees 'no real effort' by Israel to probe alleged Gaza war crimes
Reuters  |  Jan 18, 2025

ICC judges issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence chief Yoav Gallant and Hamas leader Ibrahim Al...

ICC president says war crimes tribunal is in jeopardy
Reuters  |  Dec 02, 2024

Russia issued an arrest warrant for Khan two months after the court in The Hague issued a warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Netanyahu says he is ready to implement Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Reuters  |  Nov 26, 2024

The Lebanon ceasefire agreement requires Israeli troops to withdraw from south Lebanon and Lebanon's army to deploy in the region, officials say.

Legal threats close in on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Reuters  |  Nov 24, 2024

Netanyahu has denounced the court's decision as antisemitic and denied charges that he and Gallant targeted Gazan civilians and deliberately starved t...

ICC issues arrest warrant against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes
Amina Wako  |  Nov 21, 2024

The arrest warrants, classified as ‘secret’ to protect witnesses and safeguard ongoing investigations, were issued based on the pair’s alleged role in...

Two flash bombs fired into garden of Netanyahu's home in north Israel
Reuters  |  Nov 17, 2024

Israel's President Isaac Herzog condemned the incident in a post on X and said an investigation was underway.

War crimes court replaces judge in Netanyahu arrest case on health grounds
Reuters  |  Oct 26, 2024

The move is expected to further delay a decision in the case focused on the Gaza conflict as the new judge will need time to catch up on the filings.

Israel strikes Iran military targets but Tehran says damage 'limited'
Reuters  |  Oct 26, 2024

Videos carried by Iranian media showed air defences continuously firing at apparently incoming projectiles in central Tehran

Hezbollah fires rockets into northern Israel as Israeli strikes pound Gaza
Reuters  |  Oct 19, 2024

Hezbollah has been trading fire with Israel since the war between Israel and Hamas began in Gaza last October.

Israel kills Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan in airstrike
Reuters  |  Sep 28, 2024

Hezbollah said in a statement that it would continue its battle against Israel "in support of Gaza and Palestine, and in defence of Lebanon and its st...

Turkey's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel
Reuters  |  Sep 07, 2024

Erdogan hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Ankara this week and they discussed the Gaza war and ways to further repair their long-froze...

Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal
Reuters  |  Sep 02, 2024

Months of stop-start negotiations mediated by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt have so far failed to reach an accord on a Gaza proposal laid out by Biden in...

ICC prosecutor urges judges to urgently rule on warrants for Israeli, Hamas officials
Reuters  |  Aug 24, 2024

Khan stressed that the court had jurisdiction over Israeli nationals who commit atrocity crimes in the Palestinian territories and asked the judges to...

Rockets fired at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase housing US forces, security sources say
Reuters  |  Aug 05, 2024

One security source said the rockets fell inside the base.

Israeli forces quit east Khan Younis, Palestinians recover dozens of bodies
Reuters  |  Jul 30, 2024

Palestinian rescue workers and civilians collected dead bodies from the streets of the abandoned battle zone, bringing corpses wrapped in rugs to morg...

Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
Reuters  |  Jul 29, 2024

Netanyahu's office said in response that it was Hamas leadership that was preventing a deal by demanding 29 changes to the proposal.

Hamas accuses Netanyahu of adding new conditions to truce proposal
Reuters  |  Jul 29, 2024

Netanyahu's office declined to comment on the latest Hamas allegation. Israel says that Hamas is impeding a deal.

CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says
Reuters  |  Jul 27, 2024

It comes as Israel seeks changes to a plan for a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages by Hamas, complicating a final deal to halt more than nine...

Israel's Netanyahu says deal could be near for hostages in Gaza
Reuters  |  Jul 23, 2024

Speaking in the U.S. capital on Monday to families of hostages, he said: "The conditions (for a deal) are undoubtedly ripening. This is a good sign."

Netanyahu says Israel will send delegation for hostage deal talks on Thursday
Reuters  |  Jul 21, 2024

The statement said Netanyahu held a meeting on Sunday with the delegation and senior members of Israel's defence establishment.

Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks
Reuters  |  Jul 14, 2024

Izzat El-Reshiq, a member of the political office of Hamas, accused Israel of trying to derail efforts by Arab mediators and the United States to reac...

UN chief says no alternative to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA
Reuters  |  Jul 13, 2024

Since war erupted nine months ago between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, U.N. officials have stressed UNRWA is the backbone of aid operat...

Gaza airstrike hit as displaced gathered for soccer match, witnesses say
Reuters  |  Jul 10, 2024

Israeli forces continued to press their offensive in north and central Gaza on Wednesday, and deepened their incursion into two Gaza City districts, c...

ICC allows UK to submit arguments on jurisdiction over Israelis in Gaza case
Reuters  |  Jun 27, 2024

The judges said the court would also accept submissions from other interested parties on the legal issue, but set a July 12 deadline for filings.

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