Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal finalized, Netanyahu's office says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that Israel's negotiating team had finalized a deal on the release of hostages held in Gaza.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that Israel's negotiating team had finalized a deal on the release of hostages held in Gaza.
The Israeli cabinet was supposed to formally vote on a ceasefire agreement with Hamas on Thursday, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has put that vote on hold, accusing Hamas of trying to change the terms. A senior Hamas official disputes that, saying the group is committed to the agreement presented by mediators, including the U.S.
After intense negotiations, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that would see a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners.
A U.S. official says the proposed sale is meant to support Israel’s long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and air defense capabilities.
Both Israel and Hamas have repeatedly blamed the other side for the past failure of talks.
It comes after a report that alleged she harassed his political opponents, and a witness at her husband's corruption trial.
The International Criminal Court says there's reason to believe Netanyahu and his former defense minister have used "starvation as a method of warfare" for the war in Gaza.
The leaders are accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes over the war in Gaza and the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
The warrants come from the International Criminal Court at the Hague in the Netherlands – the UN's top judicial body. It tries individuals for genocide, war crimes against humanity, and aggression.
The warrants come from the International Criminal Court at the Hague in the Netherlands–the UN's top judicial body. It tries individuals for genocide, war crimes against humanity, and aggression.
Israeli and Dutch leaders have condemned a mass attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam as clear and violent antisemitism.
Protesters blocked a highway in Tel Aviv after learning Yoav Gallant is out. He will be replaced by foreign minister Israel Katz, a Netanyahu loyalist and veteran cabinet minister with military experience.
Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that "directly funds Hezbollah's terror," as thousands of civilians flee their homes.
Israel's government says a drone was launched toward the prime minister's house, with no casualties.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had "settled the score with him," but stressed that "the task before us [Israel] is not yet complete."
In his latest book, Bob Woodward delves into the inner circles of the Biden White House during the Russia-Ukraine war and Israel's conflict against Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as new information about Trump and Putin.
Further intensifying matters is a video circulating on social media that showed Israeli soldiers planting their country's flag on Lebanese soil, something the U.S. State Department called "unhelpful."
Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon's capital Beirut.
The Israeli Prime minister was met with boos at the United Nations General Assembly Friday while many in the audience walked out.
His office claims Israel "shares the aims" of a U.S. plan calling for a 21-day ceasefire at the Israel-Lebanon border but still hasn't accepted one.
Pressure is building from all sides for Israel to end the war in Gaza and for Hamas to return the hostages. Hamas wants Israel to withdraw all of its troops out of Gaza, but Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists the military has to stay to seal the southern border.
In Tel Aviv, family members of hostages vowed on Wednesday to remain in the streets until their loved ones are freed. The protesters are stepping up calls on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire and hostage release deal after the recent killings of six hostages in Gaza --including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin'.
A defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against pressure to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, despite tens of thousands of protesters taking to the streets in Israel following the killing of six hostages, and President Biden saying he’s not doing enough to end the war in Gaza.
Pressure is building for a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, after the bodies of six hostages were recovered from Gaza.
Israel's biggest union goes on strike as Benjamin Netanyahu faces a surge of anger and demands to nail down a cease-fire with Hamas.
