Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s opposing factions form unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack

By Joseph Krauss, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

The new war-time Cabinet cobbles together a degree of unity after years of bitterly divisive politics, and as the Israeli military appears increasingly likely to launch a ground offensive into Gaza.

What Israel’s declaration of war means, and other takeaways from the weekend’s fighting

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

Israel declared war Sunday as it bombarded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, a day after an unprecedented incursion by Hamas fighters who blew through a fortified border fence and gunned down Israeli civilians and soldiers. Here are some key takeaways as the…

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.