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Netanyahu is in no hurry to give in to Sa'ar's demands, while Gantz's people insist the only free seat in the war cabinet is reserved for Yair Lapid

The annual report from the director of national intelligence should leave zero doubt as to how well the U.S. believes Israel is executing its war against Hamas, and what it thinks of the viability of the Netanyahu government

Netanyahu also attacked U.S. policy goals aimed at revitalizing a Palestinian Authority and objecting to an Israeli military operation in Rafah. 'The vast majority [in Israel] are united as never before,' he said

Netanyahu got permission to take a loan from Spencer Partrich, who had previously bought him cigars and suits. The loan was approved by the prime minister's hand-picked state comptroller, who is supposed to oversee repayment through Netanyahu's asset and interest disclosure, which is not accessible to the public

Gantz's rogue visit to the White House and Gallant's strong-arm on a draft bill veto offer a new chapter in cabinet members' mutiny against Netanyahu. Due to the emergency 'unity' gov't, the PM's far-right allies are not the only ones who can collapse the coalition

America made a costly mistake: Unconditional support for Netanyahu gave a tail-wind to carnage in Gaza. But now, belatedly, a sea-change is underway

Furious at war cabinet minister Benny Gantz's invitation to Washington, Netanyahu is determined to 'signal to the American government that it's meeting with the wrong Benjamin,' as ties between the Israeli PM and President Biden grow increasingly strained

As soon as it became clear to Netanyahu that Gantz had managed to steal his ride, the prime minister had two alternatives: The first was to congratulate him and provide the traveler with messages to relay to Washington and 10 Downing Street. The second was, well, to go berserk

Speaking in tears at a Knesset committee hearing, tech giant Eyal Waldman – who also lost his daughter at the Nova music festival massacre – claimed a close affiliate of Netanyahu lobbied to cancel his selection for the Israel prize in entrepreneurship and demanded an investigation

The Prime Minister's office denied Netanyahu knew about the telltale sign of Hamas' Oct 7 attack, but two top defense officials told Haaretz he was involved in discussions about it in the first few days of the war. The PM then admitted to hearing of the issue 'after October 7'

A senior Israeli source said that Netanyahu raised his demands for deportation only after the U.S., Qatar and Egypt had already presented their proposal, and thereby complicated the negotiations. 'Even if this is a negotiating tactic, his performances are liable to cause damage,' he warned

The U.S. national security advisor stated that Israel, Egypt, Qatar, and the U.S. have agreed on preliminary conditions for a deal; Netanyahu said that if a deal materializes, the IDF's planned raid on Rafahn will be 'delayed somewhat'

Diplomatic officials in Israel gave a relatively optimistic briefing to correspondents after the Israeli delegation returned from the summit in Paris. If, unlike the last rounds of negotiations, Netanyahu stays relatively silent, the deal might have a chance

After the prime minister hinted that the main mediator between Israel and Hamas bears responsibility for the delay in freeing the hostages, Qatar's Foreign Ministry accused Netanyahu of prolonging the war for 'reasons that have become obvious to everyone'

Mohamed Hadid compares Netanyahu to Hitler, the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, distorts the Holocaust, and rewrites Jewish history.

Netanyahu has demonstrated once against that for him, the war provides a platform for another political campaign featuring all the familiar hallmarks: lies, incitement, fanning passions – and diversion

As time runs out for the hostages, Netanyahu is toughening his stance to increase pressure on Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' leader outside Gaza, is demanding non-starters and the chances of reaching a deal appear to be diminishing

Jordan's FM tells BBC Netanyahu 'determined to continue more killing, more destruction' in Gaza ■ Brazil's president compares Israel's actions in Gaza to Holocaust; Netanyahu summons Brazilian ambassador for reprimand ■ Palestinian PM says PA ready to engage with Hamas as factions set to meet in Moscow next week ■ Palestinian Health Ministry says two Palestinians killed by IDF fire in West Bank

Netanyahu says Rafah operation will only happen once civilians evacuated from combat zones ■ Thousands of people attend anti-gov't protests across country, demanding elections ■ Netanyahu will try formulate a 'day after' proposal this week, says Israel's national security adviser

Sources within Gantz's National Unity Party believe that the PM is aiming to boot his more moderate war cabinet partners in order to play up hard-line opposition to hostage deals to his right-wing base. One official says Netanyahu 'wants everyone to talk about politics so no one will talk about the hostages'