The Prime Minister's Office said the increased Houthi threat was the reason for moving the meeting, but sources close to Netanyahu say it follows his consideration of asking the court to rethink security arrangements for his upcoming testimonies for his corruption cases
An unpopular Netanyahu may employ a whole raft of frightening tactics to interfere with Israel's next elections: intimidation, cancellation, refusing to concede. But there's an even more dangerous outcome – one that would supercharge his autocratic coup, serial capitulations and policies of expulsion
According to cabinet sources, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed holding a vote on the partial hostage deal framework in order to formally dismiss it, but Netanyahu responded that it was off the table
Netanyahu spent the week arranging air travel for Haredim to Ukraine and celebrating apartheid in the West Bank. The security cabinet meeting didn't address the hostage issue. Why should it? There's nothing urgent ■ Lapid, meanwhile, has a formula for making Naftali Bennett prime minister
Why isn't Israel celebrating fresh steps against Iran? Because praising Australia, France, and the U.K. would mean admitting they aren't the Israel-hating, terror-supporting antisemites Netanyahu claims
While turnout for the second day of mass protests fell short of the first, those who came showed greater fervor. 'There are thousands of excuses for not doing anything, but we must,' said one hostage's relative. Meanwhile, Netanyahu dined with his ministers
This week, tens of thousands of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv calling for an end to the war and a deal to release the hostages, while Netanyahu cut a security cabinet meeting short to feast with settler leaders. Which Israel will Trump stand with?
Lebanon approved earlier this month a U.S.-backed plan for Hezbollah disarmament that includes a phased dismantling of Hezbollah's weapons and an immediate halt to Israeli strikes. Netanyahu called the effort to disarm the group 'an opportunity for Lebanon to reclaim sovereignty'
A source from the Druze community in Israel estimated that one of the subjects on the table in the talks between Barrack and Netanyahu is a humanitarian corridor between the Israeli buffer zone in Syria and the province of Sweida
As the war in Gaza entered its 688th day, protesters gathered outside the homes of key figures in the Netanyahu government on Sunday morning, to demand a deal to release the hostages
In the past couple of weeks, Netanyahu has set terms and more red lines to end the war and return the hostages. Are these, along with his demand for a comprehensive deal, intended to dissolve the deal?
As the Israeli delegation departs for Cairo this week, Netanyahu, fearing Smotrich, Ben-Gvir and elections, will prevent Israel from showing any flexibility and continue piling on various demands to disrupt the negotiations
For the first time since the war in Gaza started, the UN food security agency's report found that residents of Gaza City and nearby areas are suffering from the highest level of hunger. Netanyahu rejected the report as a 'modern blood libel' and accused Hamas of 'stealing aid' and staging a 'starvation campaign'
Hamas said it backs a limited deal, but Netanyahu has yet to convene the cabinet. Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage Nimrod, warned that sending the IDF into areas with live hostages risks their murder, which is 'more convenient for Netanyahu'
Netanyahu said in a podcast that he doesn't 'condone ethnic cleansing,' that far-right ministers in his government are 'fringe,' and that accusations of war crimes are 'noise.' He added that he is 'too busy winning the actual war to debunk every single lie'
Netanyahu chose to highlight preparations for a ground operation in central Gaza City throughout the day. Sources involved in the talks said that Israel's response is being formulated under deliberate secrecy, but Netanyahu's close circle could not say when he intends to finalize a decision
Ties have soured since Australia last week decided to conditionally recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, and after Netanyahu called his Australian counterpart a 'weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews'
The U.S. president does not plan to halt Israel's operation in the Strip, according to Washington sources, and will leave any decision on a hostage deal in the Israeli prime minister's hands. Meanwhile, Netanyahu continues to keep his 'forever war' alive, with unadulterated spin and blatant lies
Netanyahu said in the letter that he recommended the Australian leader to follow in the footsteps of US President Donald Trump to combat antisemitism and to "replace weakness with action."
An entry ban on an Israeli MK sparked a tit-for-tat visa dispute, with Australia's foreign minister accusing Netanyahu's government of 'isolating Israel'. Netanyahu called PM Albanese a 'weak politician,' accusing him of betraying Israel and Australian Jews