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21 Oct 1949

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Israel's Prime Minister

last updated:

4 December, 2024

Colleagues and friends mourn over the body of freelance journalist Omar al-Derawi and other victims of Israeli strikes in Gaza on Friday. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

At least 30 killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes

While stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume in Qatar, dozens of Gazans were also killed the previous day.

3 Jan 2025 - 9:25PM

Middle East

Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery, Israel hospital says

30 Dec 2024 - 6:22AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s PM Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery, his office says

29 Dec 2024 - 6:14AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu vows to act with ‘force, determination’ against Yemen’s Houthis

Israeli prime minister makes statement a day after a missile fired from Yemen fell in the Tel Aviv area, injuring 16 people.

23 Dec 2024 - 12:13PM

The scene of a missile strike that, according to Israel’s military, was launched from Yemen and landed in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Israel calls Syria its fourth front after rushing troops to the Golan

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘central link in Iran’s axis of evil’ has fallen in Syria.

9 Dec 2024 - 7:06PMvideocam

Middle East

Israel and Hezbollah trade fire, threatening Lebanon ceasefire

Hezbollah fired into an Israel-held area after multiple Israeli strikes in Lebanon since truce began.

3 Dec 2024 - 2:07PM

Israel-Gaza war

UN halts aid shipments through main Israel-Gaza crossing after looting

Kerem Shalom has been the main artery for aid to Gaza since the Rafah crossing with Egypt was shut in May.

2 Dec 2024 - 10:06AM

An Israeli soldier near the Kerem Shalom crossing, which has been the main artery for aid to Gaza since the Rafah crossing with Egypt was shut in May. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

US hits Israeli settler group with sanctions over West Bank violence

US Treasury sanctioned Amana, the largest organisation involved in illegal settlement development in the West Bank, and its subsidiary Binyanei Bar Amana.

19 Nov 2024 - 12:03PM

Israel-Gaza war

Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu and Trump speak

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days.

11 Nov 2024 - 4:02PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza

Israel says the agency, known as UNRWA, has been infiltrated by Hamas and is ‘part of the problem’. UNRWA denies the allegations.

4 Nov 2024 - 8:17PMvideocam

A Palestinian boy holds an Israeli artillery shell, found while sorting through rubbish amid a shortage of cooking gas and fuel, at the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israel-Gaza war

Israel and Hamas signal openness to talks on Gaza war

The war in Gaza has raged for more than a year, since Hamas fighters raided southern Israel.

25 Oct 2024 - 5:05PMvideocam

A Palestinian boy sits on the rubble of the destroyed Maghazi Camp Services Club building following an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Blasts hit Beirut as Israel warns of strikes on Hezbollah finance arm

Israel says it will attack ‘infrastructure’ of US-sanctioned Al-Qard Al-Hassan, calling on people to move away from its facilities.

21 Oct 2024 - 9:04AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel PM says Hezbollah will pay heavy price for trying to kill him with drone

The prime minister says the attack on his family home in Caesarea was a ‘grave mistake’.

20 Oct 2024 - 8:22PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed by Israeli troops

18 Oct 2024 - 12:35PM

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Netanyahu remains confident of victory on anniversary of October 7 attack

Israel holds memorials as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to press on with military objectives.

8 Oct 2024 - 12:36PM

People observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday. Photo: AFP

Lebanon

Protests across Asia mark year of Israel-Gaza conflict

7 Oct 2024 - 6:36PM

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu tells Iran nowhere in Middle East out of Israel’s reach

‘There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country,’ the Israeli PM said in a video addressing Iranians.

30 Sep 2024 - 11:54PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Netanyahu bolsters government with opposition lawmaker Saar

Israeli prime minister strengthens his hold on office by adding a rival to his cabinet.

30 Sep 2024 - 12:30PMvideocam

Gideon Saar will serve as a minister without portfolio and serve in the Security Cabinet Photo: Reuters

China-Middle East relations

China urges Israel to ‘de-escalate’ after Hezbollah leader killed in Lebanon

Beijing warns against travel to region as Middle East tensions flare following Hassan Nasrallah’s death in Israeli air attack on Beirut.

29 Sep 2024 - 8:45PM

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Israel

Netanyahu tells UN Israel seeks peace but is fighting for its life, and winning

The Israeli PM spoke as his nation continued to strike Iran-backed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, amid fears the attacks could flare into an all-out regional war.

27 Sep 2024 - 10:51PMvideocam

Israel

Hundreds dead in Lebanon amid Israeli air strikes

24 Sep 2024 - 5:01PM

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Israel

Opinion | Netanyahu’s failure to secure Hamas hostages’ release has Israel in uproar

The discovery of executed hostages sparked outrage, with many feeling abandoned by a government prioritising political survival over their safety.

7 Sep 2024 - 11:00AMvideocam

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a crisis over a failed hostage rescue, as mass protests rock the nation. Photo: TNS

Israel-Gaza war

Opinion | Why the US’ Gaza hypocrisy casts a shadow on Aukus

The claim that Aukus is about safeguarding international law in the Indo-Pacific sounds hypocritical, after the US-enabled carnage in Gaza.

7 Sep 2024 - 7:43AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu seeks ‘forgiveness’ for not saving Israeli hostages

‘I ask for your forgiveness for not bringing them back alive. Hamas will pay a very heavy price for this,’ Netanyahu said on Monday.

3 Sep 2024 - 4:03AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

As Gaza hostage deal nears completion, Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough

Biden’s comments come after the recovery of six hostages, including an American-Israeli, from a tunnel in Gaza.

2 Sep 2024 - 11:00PM

Pressure is mounting on both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Joe Biden to secure remaining captives’ release. Photo: AP

Middle East

Israel and Hezbollah trade most intense fire in months – then pull back

Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, and Israel’s military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger attack.

26 Aug 2024 - 5:02PMvideocam

A Hezbollah UAV being intercepted by the Israeli air force over northern Israel on Sunday. Photo: AFP

US presidential election 2024

Could Kamala Harris as president boost US ties to the Global South?

China’s steady inroads across developing world not the only obstacle for new Democratic Party standard-bearer seeking White House.

7 Aug 2024 - 7:36PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Hezbollah evacuates positions in Lebanon ahead of expected Israel raids

Israel has vowed retaliation after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

29 Jul 2024 - 8:25AM

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