By AFPIsraeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down "immediately", without waiting until the end of the country's war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas." should leave immediately... We ne...

Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, rejected calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying it was like calling “for Israel to surrender to Hamas”, Israeli troops broadened their ground offensive, apparently advancing on Gaza city.Armoured vehicles w...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday minimized his hard-right government's judicial reform package in interviews with US media, calling it a "minor correction" while dismissing international and domestic criticism."It's described as...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mobilised police and army reserves Friday after separate attackskilled three people, including an Italian tourist, in the West Bank and Tel Aviv, in the latest escalation of deadly violence.Despite appeals fo...

By AFPUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Sunday to oppose Israeli settlements or annexation in the West Bank, but promised to judge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming government by actions and not personalities.Netanyahu is expected...

By AFPIsraelis were voting Tuesday in their fifth election in less than four years, with the hawkish ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu campaigning for a comeback alongside far-right allies.The latest ballot follows the collapse of the so-called "change"...