Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he believed that the main phase of the war against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip would soon be concluded. “We are moving towards the end of the phase of dismantling Hamas’ terror army,” he said in Jerusalem at a reception for cadets of the National […]
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Netanyahu says end-phase of war on Hamas is close
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that the main phase of the war against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip will soon be concluded. “We are moving towards the end of the phase of dismantling Hamas’ terror army,” he said in Jerusalem at a reception for cadets of the National Defence Academy. “We will […]
Netanyahu receives warning from panel probing submarine purchase
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli commission investigating suspected wrongdoing in government purchases of submarines and missile boats from Germany issued a warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The panel notified Netanyahu that based on evidence gathered thus far, it could ultimately determine that he had used his position as prime minister between 2009 […]
Netanyahu receives warning from panel probing submarine purchase
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli commission investigating suspected wrongdoing in government purchases of submarines and missile boats from Germany issued a warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The panel notified Netanyahu that based on evidence gathered thus far, it could ultimately determine that he had used his position as prime minister between 2009 […]
Netanyahu only willing to accept ‘partial’ ceasefire in Gaza
The viability of a US-backed proposal to wind down the war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” ceasefire deal that would not end the conflict. His comments sparked an uproar from families of Israeli hostages held by […]
Netanyahu says ‘intense fighting’ with Hamas is ending
STORY: :: ISRAELI CHANNEL 14 :: Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘intense fighting’ with Hamas is ending, but war will go on Channel 14 Host: “I mean it’s within a month?” Netanyahu: “The end of the phase of intense fighting?” Channel 14 Host: “Yes, is it up to a month?” Netanyahu: “Very soon.” :: June 23, 2024 […]
US has ‘dramatically’ reduced arms supplies to Israel, Netanyahu claims
The US has “dramatically” cut its arms supplies to Israel over the past four months and repeatedly ignored requests to reinstate them, Benjamin Netanyahu claims, as he doubled down in an argument with the US. Relations between the longtime allies have fractured in recent months over Israel’s perceived lack of restraint in pursuit of its […]
Netanyahu says intense fighting against Hamas is ending but war to go on
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the phase of intense fighting against Hamas was coming to an end but that the war would not end until the Islamist group no longer controls the Gaza Strip. Once the intense fighting is over in Gaza, Netanyahu said, it will allow Israel […]
Netanyahu again claims US withholding weapons days after Washington denial
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has said there has been a “dramatic drop” in US weapons deliveries for Israel’s war effort in Gaza, doubling down on a claim Washington has denied and underscoring the growing strains between the two allies. Mr Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday that the drop occurred four months ago, without […]
Netanyahu again claims the US is withholding arms shipments, days after Washington denies it
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet on Sunday that there had been a “dramatic drop” in U.S. weapons deliveries for Israel’s war effort in Gaza, doubling down on a claim that the Biden administration has denied and underscoring the growing strains between the two allies. Netanyahu told his […]
Israeli military suggests Netanyahu misleading people about Hamas war
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears increasingly at odds with both the U.S. government and his own military over his handling of the war in Gaza, and the divisions come amid mounting concern that another front in the war, with serious implications for U.S. forces in the region, could open up. A fracture appeared in […]
Warren to boycott Netanyahu speech to Congress
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will not attend a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected to be delivered next month to a joint meeting of Congress, she told The Hill on Tuesday. “Benjamin Netanyahu has created a humanitarian disaster,” Warren said. “The United States needs to be using its leverage, including restrictions on arm sales, […]