Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday completed his plans to recognize a Palestinian kingdom in French President Emmanuel Macron. Netanyahu said in a statement, “President Macron is constantly wrong to promote the idea of a Palestinian state in the heart of our land – a state whose only aspiration is the destruction of … Read more
Washington: According to a senior American official, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the White House on Monday. The two countries are working with a set of extremely prickly issues, including 17 percent tariff shocks on President Donald Trump’s Israeli imports, an elusive discovery for a ceasefire in Gaza and anxious concern … Read more
While major powers of the world are either engaged in or worried about the two ongoing wars between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas, there are other theatres in the equally important geographies of Central Asia and the Caucasus that deserve attention and even kudos for progressing with peace. These regions have been facing … Read more
The number of people killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war reached a new milestone over the weekend. More than 50,000 people have now died, including 15,613 children, according to figures released by Gaza’s health ministry on Sunday. Nearly 700 Palestinians have lost their lives since last Tuesday, when Israel restarted lethal air strikes in … Read more
Palestinian Hamas group has accused Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “sacrificing” its hostages after fresh strikes jolted Gaza this morning, raising questions over future ceasefires to bring back the Israeli citizens still held captive. Israel resumed massive strikes on Gaza this morning, shattering a period of calm negotiated during a January truce, which has … Read more
“It’s time to give the residents of Gaza a real choice,” Benjamin Netanyahu said. (File) Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said it was time to give Palestinians “the freedom to leave” Gaza, praising US President Donald Trump’s “visionary and innovative” plan to forcibly remove the territory’s residents. “President Trump presented a visionary … Read more
Hamas released 3 hostages in the 5th round of ceasefire deal. Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy Hamas and bring home all captives held by the Palestinian group Hamas following a fifth hostage-prisoner exchange on Saturday under a ceasefire deal in Gaza. “We will eliminate Hamas, and we will return our hostages,” … Read more
Israel’s Netanyahu said “it’s worth paying attention” to Trump’s idea. Washington, United States: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s plan for the United States to take control over the Palestinian territory of the Gaza strip could “change history.” At a joint press conference at the White House, Netanyahu said … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday for the United States where he will become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump since the US president returned to office. His visit comes as a fragile truce holds between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Both operator groups … Read more
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named retired Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel’s new armed forces chief Saturday after his predecessor resigned last month taking responsibility for failing to stop Hamas’s October 2023 attack. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have agreed this evening on the appointment of Major General (Res.) Eyal … Read more
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is planning for his to travel to Washington DC next week to meet with US President Donald Trump, The Times of Israel reported. The trip has not been finalised and will be dependent on Netanyahu’s health, as he recovers from prostate surgery, but the plan is for him … Read more
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk was being “falsely smeared” in a row over a gesture he made at Donald Trump’s inauguration that critics described as a Nazi salute. “Elon is a great friend of Israel,” Netanyahu posted on X, the social media site owned by Musk. The billionaire, … Read more