Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesperson confirmed that the prime minister was not in the vicinity during the incident, and there were no casualties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes. Israel has issued many evacuation orders for the north throughout the yearlong war, the most recent of which was Sunday. The plan proposed to Netanyahu and the Israeli parliament by a group of retired generals would escalate the pressure, giving Palestinians a week to leave the northern third of the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City, before declaring it a closed military zone. Those who remain would be considered combatants meaning military regulations would allow troops to kill them and denied food, water, medicine and fuel, according to a copy of the plan given to the Associated Press by its chief architect, who says the plan is the only way to break Hamas in the north and pressure it to ...
He extended his sympathies to Tata's family and praised the industrialist's lasting legacy
The Middle East has been on edge awaiting Israel's response to a missile attack last week that Tehran carried out in retaliation for Israel's military escalation in Lebanon
Despite knowing him for decades, US President Joe Biden's relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been rocky during their time in office
Iran recently launched its second direct attack on Israel, citing the killings of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, among other Israeli actions, as the reason
About 2,500 terrorists breached the border into Israel from the Gaza Strip, leading to casualties and the seizure of hostages
Netanyahu attributed Lebanon's downfall to 'a gang of tyrants and terrorists' and specifically highlighted Iran's assistance Hezbollah
He needs to start offering hope, as well as showing power, starting with a plan for Palestinians
The strike marked a dramatic shift in Iran's calculations following weeks of escalating Israeli attacks on the leaders of its proxy groups, Hamas and Hezbollah, and their forces in both Gaza and Leban
Biden, addressing reporters at the White House, acknowledged that Israel would respond in some fashion, as Netanyahu vowed to do soon after Iran fired about 200 missiles
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson said that his security team discovered a 'bug' in his personal bathroom after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used it during a 2017 meeting
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His meeting with the security heads comes at a time when the situation in West Asia escalated following Iran's launch of nearly 200 ballistic missiles towards targets in Israel
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly last week, Netanyahu said Israel should be supported as it tries to reshape the Middle East in positive ways
At the start of the Security Cabinet Meeting, Netanyahu said that whoever attacks them, they will counter-attack
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu about the recent developments in West Asia and asserted that terrorism has no place in our world. It is crucial to prevent regional escalation and ensure the safe release of all hostages, Modi said. Spoke to Prime Minister @netanyahu about recent developments in West Asia. Terrorism has no place in our world. It is crucial to prevent regional escalation and ensure the safe release of all hostages, Modi said on X. India is committed to supporting efforts for an early restoration of peace and stability, PM Modi said. While PM Modi did not mention any specific incident, Israeli strikes in Lebanon last week killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the Hezbollah militant group, including the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah had been firing rockets and missiles into northern Israel after Hamas' October 7 attack from Gaza into Israel sparked a war there.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the "biggest terrorist after Adolf Hitler" as the Jewish leader has turned Palestine and Lebanon into "gas chambers". Mehbooba had earlier condemned the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Israeli airstrikes and cancelled her election campaign for a day to extend support to the people of Lebanon and Palestine. "The International Criminal Court has given a verdict against Netanyahu. This (attacks in Lebanon) incident has proved that he is really a criminal who has killed thousands of persons in Palestine and is now doing the same in Lebanon. No condemnation is enough," Mehbooba told PTI Videos. Terming Netanyahu as "the biggest terrorist after Hitler", the former chief minister said, "Hitler set up gas chambers to kill people but Netanyahu has turned Palestine and Lebanon into gas chambers where they are killing people in thousands," she said. Mehbooba said the government's decision
After a week of appeals from world leaders at UN to avoid all-out war in Middle East, Israel seems to be doing just the opposite, its planes demolishing what Iran and Hezbollah set as red lines
Israel has been bombarding southern Lebanon all week, after saying it was switching the focus of its military operations