Tag: Netanyahu
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif over war crimes in Gaza
The ICC said the warrants were related to “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May, 2024,” including the “war crime of starvation as a method of warfare” and “intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population.” It said the chamber found there were “reasonable grounds”…
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Sinwar’s killing looks set to boost Netanyahu, the Houdini of Israeli politics
Outside of his Cabinet and political base, one charge long leveled against Netanyahu is that he has prioritized his own political survival, playing to his right-wing base by launching wars that several erstwhile allies have described as lacking a detailed strategy. Former Prime Minister Benny Gantz stepped down from Netanyahu’s Cabinet in June, accusing Netanyahu…
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Sinwar’s death offers an opening to end the war in Gaza – and a test for Netanyahu
The killing of Hamas’ leader Yahya Sinwar represents a major symbolic and military victory for Israel a year after the hardline ideologue masterminded a devastating terrorist attack that shattered the country’s sense of security. But it’s unclear if Sinwar’s demise will open the door to the release of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, end…
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U.S. says it will be ‘watching’ as Netanyahu holds emergency meeting on increasing aid to Gaza
Facing increasing U.S. pressure to ramp up aid into Gaza and warning that Washington would be “watching,” as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter on Wednesday. An Israeli official confirmed the meeting to NBC News on Thursday, but did not provide further details about the discussion which was…
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Netanyahu to speak with Biden on attack; IDF and Hezbollah clash at border
Share IDF troops raising Israeli flag in Lebanon ‘inappropriate,’ State Department says via AFP – Getty Images The State Department said it was inappropriate for Israeli soldiers to raise their flag in southern Lebanon, where the IDF has ordered the evacuation of dozens of villages. “It’s obviously inappropriate for Israeli soldiers to take that step,…
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Netanyahu, not Biden, is setting the agenda in the Middle East
Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s longtime leader has driven home how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set the agenda in the Middle East in recent months, with a frustrated Biden White House unable to shape events or defuse a spreading conflict in the region. Officials in the Biden administration felt blindsided by the Israeli air strikes Friday in southern Beirut that…
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Netanyahu lashes out at U.N. and defends Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defiantly faced an international community from which he has become deeply isolated amid international condemnation of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip and the military’s fresh escalations in Lebanon. Netanyahu opened his speech before the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York on Friday by saying he had not planned…