Benjamin Netanyahu

What to know as conflict erupts between Hamas and Israel after deadly attack, retaliation

By Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Israel was “at war” Saturday after the militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multifront attack on Israel.

WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 2023 United Nations General Assembly

By Associated Press

Netanyahu says Israel is "at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia. But he did not outline a clear path for clearing the hurdles facing such a deal.

Most Americans view Israel as an ally, but fewer see it as sharing U.S. values, AP-NORC poll shows

By Matthew Lee, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

The poll results and the meeting come during a new period of tension between the Biden administration and Israel over Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul, which has sparked mass protests in major Israeli cities.

WATCH: Biden warns Netanyahu about the health of Israel’s democracy, urges compromise on judicial overhaul

By Josef Federman, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The two leaders sat down and took time to chat one-on-one on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. It was their first meeting since Netanyahu took office at the helm of his country’s far-right government late last year.

Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid accusations of antisemitism on X

By Josef Federman, Associated Press

The Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish civil-rights organization, has accused Musk of allowing antisemitism and hate speech to spread on X.

Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul faces first legal challenge in Israeli Supreme Court

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

Critics say the plan — which would weaken the Supreme Court — represents a profound threat to Israeli democracy and argue it would concentrate power in the hands of Netanyahu and his allies.

Israel’s judges to hear cases on their own fate as bitter overhaul of judiciary reaches courts

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society.

Netanyahu orders plan to remove African migrants after Eritrean groups clash in Israel

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country's African migrants.

Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Israel’s Defense Ministry has said it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States approved the deal.

Israel’s full high court to hear petitions against judiciary law in September

By Associated Press

Israel's Supreme Court says that a full panel of 15 justices would hear petitions in September against a contentious law that was passed last week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and which has spurred mass protests.