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A key demand of the protesters has been for Netanyahu to sign a ceasefire with Hamas (file). Sydney: As protests grow, Benjamin Netanyahu clings to power in what appears to be a gambit to shape his own political and legal future, regardless of the cost. War-weary and angry, hundreds of thousands of Israelis are taking…
Israel’s Defence Minister says the window is closing on an opportunity to reach a temporary cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that he believes could also bring calm to the country’s volatile northern border with Lebanon. Speaking to reporters, Yoav Gallant said that conditions are ripe for at least a six-week pause in fighting…
Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted on retaining control of the corridor. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel will only agree to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza that guarantees the border area between southern Gaza and Egypt could never be used as a lifeline for the Islamist movement Hamas. “Until that happens,…
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Netanyahu, for his part, said he was “flexible when I can be” and “firm when I have to be”. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas had rejected all elements of a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza that would help facilitate the release of hostages. “Hamas has rejected everything… I…
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Chicago: US President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday as Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas stumble, the White House said. The pair, joined by Vice President and White House hopeful Kamala Harris, discussed “the ceasefire and hostage release deal and diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions,” the White House…
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Members of Kibbutz Nir Oz and Israeli officials hold a conference calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to secure a deal to return the hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, on August 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Prime…
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Benjamin Netanyahu met Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump late last month (file). Washington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and discussed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Axios reported, citing two US sources. One source told Axios that Trump’s call was…
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Netanyahu said that Israel is at a very high level of preparation for any scenario. Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel was prepared for any “aggression” against it following threats of retaliation for the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. “Israel is at a very high level of preparation for…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden will speak by phone today. Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden will speak by phone on Thursday, the White House said, following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the Iranian capital, earlier this week. The assassination drew…
Majdal Shams: A rocket fired from Lebanon hit a football pitch in an Arab town in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights Saturday, killing 11 youngsters in what the army described as the “deadliest attack on Israeli civilians since October 7”. The army said Lebanese group Hezbollah fired the deadly rocket that killed the youngsters aged between…
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