Benjamin Netanyahu

December 4, 2025 11:08 AM

Lebanon and Israel hold first direct civilian talks in decades

Lebanon and Israel held their first direct talks involving civilian representatives in decades on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, as part of a U.S.-chaired ceasefire monitoring committee meeting. However, Lebanese officials emphasized that these were not peace negotiations and did not signal a path to normalization of relations. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL in Naqoura, Lebanon, near the border with Israel along the Blue Line. The session was part...

November 30, 2025 5:40 PM

Israel’s Netanyahu seeks pardon in years-long corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country's president on Sunday for a pardon in his years-long corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel. Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving prime minister, has long denied the bribery, fraud, and breach of trust charges. His lawyers said in a letter to the president's office that the prime minister still believes the legal proceedings would result in a co...

October 29, 2025 9:19 AM

Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating US-brokered ceasefire

Israeli planes launched strikes in Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, the latest test of a fragile deal brokered earlier this month by U.S. President Donald Trump. Local health authorities said the strikes killed at least 26 people, including five in a house hit in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, four in a building in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood, and five in a car in Khan Younis. The attacks...

October 21, 2025 12:42 PM

‘May India-Israel partnership continue to flourish’: PM Modi thanks Netanyahu for Diwali greetings, extends birthday wishes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu for his warm Diwali greetings and extended heartfelt wishes to him on his birthday. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Thank you, my dear friend, for your warm Diwali greetings. I also extend my heartiest wishes on your birthday. Wishing you good health and success. May India–Israel Strategic Partnership continue to flourish in the years to come.” PM Modi’s message came a day after Netanyahu extended...

October 21, 2025 10:54 AM

‘Light’s victory over darkness’: Trump, Netanyahu and other world leaders extend Diwali greetings

World leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, extended warm Diwali greetings as India celebrated the festival of lights with great enthusiasm and devotion on Monday. In his message, Trump described Diwali as the “victory of light over darkness” and extended his best wishes to those celebrating in the United States and around the world. “Today, I send my best wishes to every American celebrating Diwali - the ‘Festival of Lights,’” ...

October 13, 2025 10:49 PM

Trump urges Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, during an address to the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. During a more than one-hour speech, Trump said: "Hey, I have an idea. Mr. President, why don't you give him a pardon? Cigars and some champagne — who the hell cares?" referring to the fraud, bribery and breach of trust charges, which Netanyahu denies. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in...

October 13, 2025 8:43 PM

PM Modi welcomes release of Israeli hostages, hails Trump’s peace efforts and Netanyahu’s leadership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the release of the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza for over two years, lauding the “unwavering peace efforts” of U.S. President Donald Trump and the “strong resolve” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “We welcome the release of all hostages after over two years of captivity. Their freedom stands as a tribute to the courage of their families, the unwavering peace efforts of President Trump ...

October 13, 2025 4:57 PM

Israel’s Netanyahu won’t attend Egypt summit on ending Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday's summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt, his office said, after Cairo had earlier announced he would take part. In a statement, Netanyahu's office said he had been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to participate in the meeting of world leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh but declined "due to the timing's proximity to the beginning of (a Jewish) holiday." "The Prime Minister thanked President Trump for his invitation and for his eff...

October 13, 2025 12:40 PM

Hamas begins releasing Israeli hostages, as Trump lands in Israel

Hamas handed over some of its last surviving Israeli hostages on Monday, a key step in ending two years of devastating conflict in Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who landed in Israel to address the parliament. With hundreds of cheering people gathered in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, Israel's military said it had received the first seven of 20 surviving hostages after their transfer out of Gaza by the Red Cross. "I am so excited. I am full of happiness. I...

October 13, 2025 8:43 AM

Trump to be lauded in Israel as long-held hostages return home

U.S. President Donald Trump will receive a hero's welcome in Israel's parliament on Monday as a fragile Gaza ceasefire he helped to broker enters a fourth day, with the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners marking tentative steps in a conflict long resistant to resolution. Trump's Knesset speech follows two years of war sparked by a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, that killed around 1,200 people in Israel with 251 taken hostage. Israeli airstrikes and ground assaults ...