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Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?

Benjamin Netanyahu

About 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.

Benjamin Netanyahu: Before PM Office

Born in Tel Aviv and raised in Jerusalem, Netanyahu joined Israel defense after high school in 1967. He trained as a combat soldier and served for five years in the special forces unit.
 
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Netanyahu submits request for pardon amid his ongoing corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2025 | 10:07 PM IST

Israeli PM Netanyahu postpones India visit citing security concerns

Israeli PM had earlier emphasised the unbreakable spirit of both nations in the face of terrorism, declaring that while terror may target cities, it can never break the spirit of resilient nations

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Updated On : 25 Nov 2025 | 12:05 PM IST

No safe passage for 200 Hamas terrorists trapped in Rafah: Netanyahu

Earlier, Israeli media reports suggested that Israel might approve the fighters' safe passage if they agreed to surrender their weapons and if Hamas returned the bodies of additional fallen hostages

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Updated On : 04 Nov 2025 | 11:05 AM IST

Israeli PM meets US Secretary of State Rubio to discuss Gaza peace plan

Meanwhile, as per The Times of Israel, a US official said that US President Donald Trump will "f**k" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the Israeli leader jeopardizes the Gaza ceasefire deal

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Updated On : 24 Oct 2025 | 6:57 AM IST

Israel is not a US protectorate, Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

We are not a protectorate of the United States. Israel is the one that will decide on its security, Netanyahu said in a statement issued by his office as he headed into the meeting

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2025 | 6:47 PM IST

Israel identifies 2 more hostages as Vance prepares to meet Netanyahu

The two were killed in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas militants, which triggered the two-year war

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2025 | 2:30 PM IST

Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Canada, says PM Mark Carney

On Canada's approach to Palestinian statehood, he stated, The end goal is a free and viable Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the State of Israel

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2025 | 1:36 PM IST

Israel renews ceasefire enforcement after strikes on Hamas sites in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed condolences to the families of two IDF soldiers, Major Yaniv Kula and Staff Sergeant Itay Ya'avetz, who were killed in the Rafah incident

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2025 | 7:10 AM IST

Israeli airstrike kills top Houthi military chief, escalating tensions

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said al-Ghamari died of wounds he suffered in the attack and had joined "his fellow members of the axis of evil in the depths of hell"

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Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 11:43 AM IST

Trump hails Gaza war's end, Netanyahu cautious on future peace prospects

Trump calls Gaza war over and touts a new Middle East peace push, while Netanyahu praises the ceasefire but strikes a cautious tone on future stability and the path to lasting peace

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2025 | 7:08 AM IST

News highlights: Tejashwi meets Kharge to finalise RJD-Cong seat-sharing for Bihar polls

Latest news updates, October 13: US President Donald Trump is set to meet hostage families in Israel and co-host a Cairo summit. Catch all the latest news developments from across the world here

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Updated On : 13 Oct 2025 | 11:48 PM IST

Donald Trump urges Israel's president Herzog to pardon Netanyahu

Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in three cases, one of which includes receiving almost 700,000 shekels ($210,000) in gifts from businessmen, including champagne and cigars

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Updated On : 13 Oct 2025 | 10:45 PM IST

Hamas hands over all 20 hostages to Red Cross under Gaza ceasefire pact

Hamas has announced that 20 living hostages in total will be exchanged for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel

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Updated On : 13 Oct 2025 | 10:40 PM IST

Israel launches Operation 'Returning Home' to get hostages back from Hamas

Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, said the operation marks a significant achievement for Israel following sustained military and diplomatic efforts

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Updated On : 13 Oct 2025 | 6:42 AM IST

PM Modi calls Netanyahu to congratulate on progress on Gaza peace deal

During the conversation, PM Modi congratulated Israeli PM on the progress made under US President Donald Trump's Gaza Peace Plan

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Updated On : 10 Oct 2025 | 7:06 AM IST

PM Modi's 'unqualified praise' for Israeli PM 'morally atrocious': Congress

Ramesh's remarks came after Prime Minister Modi welcomed the agreement on the first phase of Trump's peace plan for West Asia, under which Israel and Hamas have decided to pause fighting in Gaza

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2025 | 1:42 PM IST

Israel-Hamas conflict: Two years of violence, strikes, and ceasefires

Since the war broke out after Hamas attacked Israel, Israel's military campaign in Gaza has killed at least 67,000 Palestinians and left the majority of 2.2 million homeless and hungry

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Updated On : 07 Oct 2025 | 12:01 PM IST

Strong-armed by Trump, Netanyahu embraces Gaza deal as personal win

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took credit for an emerging agreement, but it was clear that President Trump was calling the shots

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Updated On : 06 Oct 2025 | 2:07 PM IST

US Gaza plan needs Trump's stamina and focus, not Nobel Prize distraction

Neither Israel nor Hamas fully supports the deal, with both sides issuing caveats and misrepresenting or ignoring key terms regarding Gaza's future

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Updated On : 06 Oct 2025 | 9:31 AM IST

'Everybody's pretty much agreed to it': Trump on Gaza plan ahead of talks

In a Truth Social post, Trump said there have been positive discussions with Hamas and other countries, including Arab and Muslim nations, on the Gaza peace plan

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Updated On : 06 Oct 2025 | 8:38 AM IST