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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv on December 16, 2024.
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Netanyahu releases answers to 7 October probe, blaming rivals

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a 55-page document outlining his response to an ombudsman investigation into the attacks of 7 October

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06 February, 2026
Israeli Knesset passes law targeting Palestinian minors
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Israeli lawmakers to hold initial vote on draft budget

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28 January, 2026
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Can a revived Palestinian Joint List reshape Israeli politics?

Aseel Mafarjeh
28 January, 2026
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Israel: Arab parties to revive Joint List ahead of election

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23 January, 2026
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Will ultra-Orthodox conscription collapse Netanyahu's coalition?

Jessica Buxbaum
15 January, 2026
Ayman Odeh, a Palestinian-origin Israeli lawmaker who held up a paper reading "Recognize Palestine" during U.S. President Donald Trump's speech at the Israeli parliament
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MK Ayman Odeh calls for Palestinian unity in Israeli elections

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07 January, 2026
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Israel's Supreme Court suspends govt move to shut army radio

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29 December, 2025
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How Netanyahu's pardon request could reshape Israeli politics

David Schutz
09 December, 2025
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Ben-Gvir's noose pin exposes push to kill Palestinians: Cassif

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09 December, 2025
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu at the Pentagon in Washington
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Sara Netanyahu presses Likud to back presidential pardon for PM

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23 October, 2025
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Netanyahu's last war? The struggle for Israel's political future

Giorgio Cafiero
16 October, 2025
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Will Israel's war on Iran help Netanyahu stay in power?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
30 June, 2025
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he addresses the assembly during a session of the Israeli parliament
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Netanyahu sees poll boost after Iran war, but short of majority

Oliver Mizzi
26 June, 2025
Israel's domestic security agency 'Shin Bet' chief Ronen Bar (R) attends a ceremony marking Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, for the six million Jews killed during World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on April 23, 2025
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Israeli PM: New intelligence chief to take office next month

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23 May, 2025
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Netanyahu picks new Shin Bet chief amid constitutional warnings

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31 March, 2025
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Will Netanyahu's government survive the Gaza ceasefire deal?

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10 February, 2025
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Israel: Opposition lawmaker Gideon Saar joins Netanyahu cabinet

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30 September, 2024
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Israeli 'war crimes' in Lebanon boost Netanyahu's popularity

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27 September, 2024
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Israel: Ben-Gvir's party places ad against head of Shin Bet

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25 August, 2024
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Israel: Gantz to travel to US without 'Netanyahu approval'

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02 March, 2024
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Israel voters give Tel Aviv, Jerusalem mayors new terms

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28 February, 2024