National Unity chairman Benny Gantz accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “sabotaging” hostage deal negotiations with Hamas.Israel is currently in the middle of a “sensitive” period but “Netanyahu is once again running to the foreign media and talking,

The Gaza war erupted when Hamas militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel responded with an air and land offensive that has killed 45,000 people, health authorities there say, displaced 1.2 million and left much of the enclave in ruins.

"We’re not going to leave them in power in Gaza, 30 miles from Tel Aviv. It’s not going to happen,” he said amid calls by many to accept a ceasefire-hostage release deal in the Palestinian enclave.

Hamas and Israel have signaled they may be taking more serious steps to reach a cease-fire and to secure the release of the hostages held in Gaza for more than a year.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he told President-elect Donald J. Trump that the country had delivered “a tough blow” against Hamas and Hezbollah.

The Israeli prime minister offered his first overview of the war in an interview that described his tense talks with the Biden administration.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had a “very warm” phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, during which they spoke about the need for Israel’s victory in its war on Hamas in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday with Adam Boehler, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs, according to his office.

12, 2023. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP, File) FILE - Police disperse people protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group near the Prime Minister ...

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to finalize a peace deal between Israel and Hamas and end the war in the Gaza Strip during his second term, but doesn’t place trust in anyone else to

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would continue acting against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, whom he accused of threatening world shipping and the international order, and called on Israelis to be steadfast.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave testimony on Tuesday in his years-long corruption trail in Tel Aviv, and the country remained at war with Hamas and Hezbollah.