The former defense minister also alleged that Netanyahu kept him away from key US talks during the Gaza war. Former defense minister Yoav Gallant confirmed that Israel did receive a message from

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he would inform U.S. President Donald Trump of what Israel intends to do, but will not ask him for a green light to strike Iran.Netanyahu added that he had issued a directive stating that "the only acceptable solution is the overthrow of the fanatical regime in Iran.

The closely fought election will be the first since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which killed more than 1,200 people.

An election-eve report documents proposed restrictions on transgender recognition and LGBTQ topics in schools, service cuts affecting vulnerable groups and rejected equality bills; the Aguda warns sta

Official statements said bilateral relations were discussed. But the question of who bears responsibility for failing to prevent the Oct. 7 attack is a major election issue in Israel.

Mamdani has repeatedly condemned the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and has denied accusations of antisemitism from Republican and some Democratic critics. Netanyahu has dismissed accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, charges that are the basis of the ICC’s arrest warrant from November 2024.

Gadi Eisenkot, the man who could unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, almost always dresses in plain black, speaks halting English and, reflecting the military culture that shapes him, responds in interviews in bullet-point lists.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said overthrowing the Iranian leadership is an explicit objective for the Israeli security forces, in a speech on Wednesday. "There is only one way to remove