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Benjamin Netanyahu
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?
Benjamin Netanyahu is a former Prime Minister of Israel who served for a total of 15 years in office. He was the prime minister from 1996 to 1999 and then re-elected from 2009 to 2021 after Naftali Bennett ousted him from his reign. He presently serves as the chairman of the National Liberal Movement (Likud party) and Leader of the Opposition.
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Israel's Netanyahu dials PM Modi, discusses developments in West Asia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the evolving West Asia situation and reaffirmed their commitment to stronger bilateral ties
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No Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until complete Hamas disarmament: Netanyahu
Netanyahu's remarks cast more doubt on the deal to disarm Hamas, which was seen as a potential breakthrough for ending the war
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ICC campaign aimed at defending Netanyahu, not myself, says Trump
Donald Trump said the US campaign against the International Criminal Court is intended to protect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials from prosecution, not himself
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Trump voices frustration before first meet with Netanyahu since Iran war
"We have a little difference," Trump said Monday when asked by reporters if he and the Israeli prime minister were on the same page with Iran. "But pretty close, yeah."
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Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of fomenting hate, calls ICC charges bogus
Netanyahu said he intends to be in New York in September to address the annual UN gathering of world leaders, despite the mayor's suggestion that he is not welcome
Ex-army chief who lost son in Gaza war emerges as Netanyahu's main rival
Polls indicate that Eisenkot's new party Yashar - Hebrew for straightforward or honest - will get slightly more seats than Netanyahu's Likud in the Oct. 27 vote
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Have support from India: Netanyahu counters Vance's 'only ally' claim
Netanyahu said he was getting a lot of support from India on Facebook
Netanyahu, Trump agree to meet in US 'soon' during phone call: Israeli PMO
The development comes at a time when Trump has been publicly critical of Netanyahu in recent weeks after Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon threatened peace talks with Iran
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'Fake news': Israel rejects report on alleged threat to Iranian negotiators
According to the NYT, cited by the Times of Israel, US officials allegedly warned Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf of possible Israeli assassination attempts
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'You can't kill your way to security': JD Vance's blunt warning to Israel
US vice-president publicly rebukes Israel over Iran and Lebanon, arguing that military force alone cannot guarantee security and reminding Jerusalem that Washington remains its strongest ally
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Trump's push for Iran deal puts friendship with Netanyahu to test
The tension comes as Trump criticises recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon, which threatened to jeopardise negotiations between Washington and Tehran
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Israel will keep forces in Lebanon, despite US-Iran deal: Netanyahu
'The struggle has not ended,' a defiant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis
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Iran will never have nuclear weapons, not today and not tomorrow: Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening defended his actions, emphasising that 'Iran will never have nuclear weapons, with or without peace deal'
West Asia war nears end: Where do the US, Iran, Israel stand today?
The new US-Iran peace deal may have halted hostilities, but questions over Iran's nuclear programme, Israel's regional strategy and enforcement of the agreement remain
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Israel-Iran conflict exposes limits of Trump's control in West Asia
President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of West Asia crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid
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'Bibi, be careful': Trump warns Netanyahu of isolation if Iran war resumes
Trump said he warned Netanyahu against resuming war with Iran, while Israel's envoy dismisses reports of pressure, describing the leaders' relationship as strong and cooperative
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Trump-Netanyahu differences surface as Israel-Iran tensions flare again
Trump had publicly warned Israel not to strike Beirut in its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. When it did, on Sunday, Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles at Israel
'Get back to table, make a deal': Trump asks Netanyahu not to strike Iran
Iran launched missiles at Israel on Monday, marking the first Iranian missile attack since the April 8 ceasefire
Trump's Netanyahu problem is latest key hurdle to Iran peace deal
The latest diplomatic rupture followed days of Israeli military escalation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, prompting a phone call between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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'Everybody hates Israel now': Trump tells Netanyahu in call over Lebanon
According to a US official cited by Axios, Trump expressed immense frustration over what he perceived as a disproportionate military response to Hezbollah's strikes on Israel
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