Prime minister vows to bring all the hostages home, defeat Hamas, slams Western leaders for abandoning Israel and buckling to Islamist pressure; denies genocide in Gaza

The expansion in control by Israel would contradict the terms of the ceasefire agreement Israel and Hamas agreed to in October 2025.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025, delivering a defiant speech amid widespread diplomatic isolation and mass walkouts by international delegates. The speech, lasting over 40 ...

As Beirut held its breath, Iran announced it was protesting Israel's behaviour by pulling out of negotiations with the US on ending the broader Middle East war. Trump told American network NBC he had no formal notification from Iran that it was suspending the talks, and maybe he's been speaking too much about the negotiating process.

Mr Trump was berating Mr Netanyahu for the escalating violence in Lebanon, where the Israelis are continuing to fight Hezbollah even though a ceasefire is supposed to be in effect. The US President was particularly exercised about the Prime Minister’s ...

Tehran has called the speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the US Congress on Iran’s nuclear talks deceitful and a desperate attempt to impose an irrational agenda. In his speech to Congress, Netanyahu said that the world must stand ...

Experts Say Election Rules Change a Key Factor in Netanyahu Win A key factor in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory wasn't so much an ideological shift among voters but a change in the country’s electoral rules that ...

In launching ​renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at ‌the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the U.