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Several of Prime Minister Netanyahu's actions hint an ulterior motive of delaying a deal. His office denied such allegations, but while Israeli officials assessed that Hamas was close to agreeing to the proposal, Netanyahu started preparing for a military operation in Rafah despite the war cabinet's objection

It may well be that the Israeli prime minister does not want a deal at this time – but it's also feasible that the threat of a ground invasion of Rafah is the final leverage on Hamas. 'If Netanyahu wants a deal,' says one official involved in the talks, 'this is more or less the best one he can get'

The director of the CIA was dispatched to the middle east in an effort to save the hostage deal, and Netanyahu is considered to be the main obstacle. The intensity of U.S. pressure will determine whether he accedes to President Biden's demands

  Netanyahu delivered an English message during his speech at the start of the Holocaust Remembrance Day events in Jerusalem, speaking amid the ongoing war with Hamas, which we has accused of being the modern-day Nazis. The speech took an unusual turn when he shifted language since Netanyahu normally does not use this forum to […]

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly rejected demands by Hamas for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for freeing hostages, stating on Sunday that acquiescing would keep Hamas in power and pose a grave threat to Israel's security. Netanyahu said Israel was willing to pause fighting temporarily to secure the release of over […]

On Tuesday, Netanyahu called the possibility of Israeli military and political officials being hit with arrest warrants over crimes committed in Gaza an 'antisemitic hate crime'

The Israeli prime minister's tactics are clear: appease the warmongers propping up his government and intimate to Hamas that it shouldn't agree to any deal ■ Netanyahu could actually benefit from being declared a war criminal by the International Criminal Court

Opponents of the Israeli government, at home and abroad, are wedded to the contention that Netanyahu is the root cause of everything that's wrong, from undermining democracy to October 7 and Gaza, and removing him would be a panacea to Israel's woes. That claim, ironically, gives him too much credit

Netanyahu: Israel will enter Rafah 'with or without a deal' ■ Turkish citizen stabs Israeli policeman in Jerusalem ■ Foreign diplomat: Saudi Arabia decided to normalize ties with Israel but weighing formal timeline ■ Columbia University suspends student protesters, some have barricaded themselves in Hamilton Hall ■ Here's what you need to know 207 days into the war

Netanyahu knows that reaching a cease-fire agreement with Hamas could be a death sentence for his government, so it is time for Gantz and Eisenkot to make true on their promises to bring the hostages home and facilitate a deal

Israel and Hamas' teams have both shown increased flexibility over the past week, but Netanyahu is still restrained by his extreme-right partners, who are demanding an operation in Rafah – despite reservations in the IDF – and even at the cost of a hostage deal and perhaps even Saudi normalization

Warrants could be issued this week against Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and army chief Herzl Halevi. Some legal experts say the attorney general and army lawyers are partly to blame for not doing enough to prevent Israeli violations of international law

The share of Americans holding no confidence in Netanyahu has increased 11 percentage points since the start of the war, including a quarter of Americans who hold no confidence in him at all

Israel's lackluster strike on Isfahan is at most a temporary measure, a place-holder. And it was ordered by Netanyahu, who made a career out of talking up the Iranian threat but when the moment of truth came, he had nothing to say or offer

Iran's attack a week ago gave Israel a chance to return to the Western world's good graces; will Israeli restraint prove prudent? ■ It's becoming clear: The hostages won't return before the war ends ■ Gantz keeps going with Netanyahu ■ Not-so-instant karma strikes far-rightist Smotrich

Police Brig. Gen. Coresh Barnoor, who dared to challenge Netanyahu, paid the price in his career – and in court this week, he was subjected to aggressive questioning and a cold shoulder from the judges

When the prime minister announces 'There is a date,' what does he mean? ■ Biden distinguishes between his support for Israel and supporting Netanyahu ■ The military leaders change their tone following dire testimonies from returned hostages and gloomy intelligence on those still in captivity

The security cabinet voted in favor of authorizing Netanyahu and Gallant to expand humanitarian aid to Gaza, at far-right minister Ben-Gvir's absence

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Joe Biden Thursday, days after an Israeli airstrike led to the unintentional deaths of seven humanitarian workers in the Gaza Strip.  Biden called on Netanyahu to increase humanitarian efforts in the strip and said Israel needed to "announce and implement a series of specific, concrete and […]

Israel's military intel chief says 'complex days lie ahead' ■ IDF presentes initial findings regarding killing of seven aid workers to chief of staff, defense minister and PM Netanyahu ■ Hamas rejects latest hostage release/cease-fire deal proposal ■ Biden and Netanyahu speak for first time since mid-March ■ Here's what you need to know 181 days into the war