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
'The people will not allow Netanyahu to sabotage another deal,' families of hostages warn, pressing for urgent negotiations after the prime minister said that Hamas was under 'atomic pressure' and ministers said that Israel will not settle for a partial agreement
Israel's imminent occupation of Gaza is intensifying Western threats of sanctions. But international pressure would be a gift, not a punishment, for Netanyahu and his messianic allies
Israel's state comptroller said he has approached PM Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and former IDF and Shin Bet chiefs in an effort to probe the security cabinet's conduct, border defense along the Gaza Strip, and the 'sequence of events on Oct. 7'
According to Israel's Kan 11, Qatar paid $45,000 per month to Perception Media, owned by former Likud campaign advisor Israel 'Srulik' Einhorn. $18,000 of that went directly to Netanyahu advisor Yonathan Urich, bringing the total payments to approximately $1 million
Never missing a chance to divide, Netanyahu turned his ire on the hostages' families. Protesters should target the government and Netanyahu directly, who have grown immune to the will of the public
As protesters took to the streets, the memory of the six hostages killed by Hamas during last year's Rafah operation was on everyone's minds. With the Netanyahu government now poised to expand the war, Sunday's massive turnout felt like a warning sign
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, son of late Shas leader Ovadia Yosef, said Netanyahu 'betrayed the Haredim in 2013' and warned ultra-Orthodox lawmakers they cannot rely on him to pass the IDF draft exemption law for yeshiva students
Recordings of former IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, who resigned over the October 7 failure, show him blaming himself and others, underscoring that only a state probe can uncover the truth, unless Netanyahu stays in power
Over the years, Netanyahu has followed a fairly transparent pattern: he advocates for extreme measures he doesn't believe in while leaving the actual restraint and execution to another actor, be it the IDF Chief of Staff or any relevant body, so that it bears the brunt of any backlash
As the New Zealand government weighs joining Australia in recognizing a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he thinks Netanyahu 'has lost the plot,' and called what is happening in Gaza 'utterly appalling'
Zamir says Netanyahu and his family are targeting him after he opposed the Gaza conquest. 'The IDF Chief of Staff understands exactly what is happening and will not put the military in the hands of Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz,' one source said
Eli Feldstein, a former spokesperson for Netanyahu, implicates fellow aide Yonatan Urich in a pro-Qatar influence campaign while being questioned by Israel police
The Italian FM also complained about 'serious things' happening in the West Bank, and said that alongside Israel's plan to invade Gaza City, they represent an escalation 'that requires us to make decisions that will force Netanyahu to think'
At the last cabinet meeting on the Gaza takeover, Israel's army chief faced mockery and accusations from some ministers, tacitly encouraged by Netanyahu, whose top priority is buying time and avoiding ending the war to protect his coalition's survival