Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 19 March, 2023. File Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Netanyahu is caught between hitting Iran and heeding allies

Israel is divided over what to do next, and whether the Middle East plunges into a wider war might come down to the prime minister’s survival instincts.

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool
Hamas-Israel war

Netanyahu says Israel acting against Iran, will defend itself

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 19 March, 2023. File Photo: Reuters
Hamas-Israel war

Israel asks US to reschedule scrapped meeting on Rafah military plans

US President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, 18 October, 2023. Photo: Miriam Alster/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Netanyahu coalition under strain after standoff with US over Gaza vote

US President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, 18 October, 2023. Photo: Miriam Alster/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Biden, Netanyahu on collision course after Gaza UN vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands after delivering their speeches in Jerusalem, 17 March, 2024. Photo: Leo Correa/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Scholz to Netanyahu: cannot stand by as Palestinians risk starvation

Smoke rises during an Israeli ground operation in Khan Younis, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip January 31, 2024. REUTERS/Bassam Masoud/ File photo
Hamas-Israel war

Israel PM says army will go into Gaza's Rafah despite international 'pressure'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Hamas-Israel war

Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace: US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 17, 2024. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Middle East

Netanyahu dismisses election calls as thousands protest in Tel Aviv

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool
Hamas-Israel war

Israel's Netanyahu cautious on hostage deal amid coalition rifts

A person holds a placard, as families of hostages and supporters protest to call for the immediate release of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu residence, in Jerusalem January 21, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Hamas-Israel war

Netanyahu rejects Hamas conditions for hostage deal which include 'outright surrender'

A person takes a picture of a banner, during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 20, 2024. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Politics

Protesters in Tel Aviv call for change to Netanyahu government

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden has demonstrated unwavering support for Israel's security over a half century in public life. In this photo, Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli war cabinet, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Biden says Netanyahu not opposed to all two-state solutions for Palestinians