Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu, Likud could win more seats apart than together, but would weaken coalition - poll

Meanwhile, the poll found that the Bennett-Lapid Together Party stopped its slide, stabilizing at 20 seats, and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! Party fell one seat, also to 20.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the JNS (Jerusalem News Syndicate) International Policy Summit in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026.
(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.

IDF reservist severely wounded during altercation with terrorist near Bint Jbail

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran, November 30, 2025.

Talks with Iran to continue, US official confirms, as Iran initiates week of mourning

Israeli participants at the 2026 Maccabiah games, Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

Editor's Notes: Countries didn't ban athletes from flying to Israel, they let the paperwork do it


Netanyahu aide Urich allowed to keep working at PMO after court rejects prosecution's request

Urich has been indicted for allegedly leaking classified military information to the German outlet, Bild, after the military censor barred publishing the information in Israeli media.

Yonatan Urich leaving the courtroom, June 25, 2026.

Netanyahu's political survival deal with the ultra-Orthodox comes at Israel's expense - opinion

The rotten deal Netanyahu is weaving in public with his non-Zionist partners allows the haredi sector to milk Israel's reserves dry without contributing anything.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.

Netanyahu testifies in defamation trial over journalist claims regarding his health and fitness

The evidentiary hearing is being held before Ramle Magistrate’s Court President Judge Menahem Mizrahi at the Tel Aviv District Court building, where the case was moved for security reasons.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026.

Israel-Lebanon talks conclude after 11 hours as Rubio reportedly joins effort to secure deal

Italy, France agree on coalition to support Lebanon after UN mission ends • S. Korean ships leave Strait of Hormuz • Iran rejects claim unfrozen funds to be spent in US

A meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026.

Netanyahu says Israel will be first to solve global explosive drone problem

Netanyahu concluded by vowing that as long as he is the Prime Minister of Israel, he will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons and will maintain the security of northern Israel.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026.

As his testimony ends, Netanyahu's credibility remains at the heart of his case - analysis

The immediate next stages are remaining defense evidence, summaries, and then judgment, with the judges having three versions of the same broader story.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, June 15, 2026.

'Political suicide': Netanyahu will not allow a full withdrawal from Lebanon, officials estimate

Netanyahu cannot afford to be seen as folding under American-Iranian pressure, after presenting the hold on the security zone in Lebanon as a strategic achievement.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026.

Israel must avoid becoming Sparta, even as demands to stop depending on America grow - opinion

President Trump’s Iran deal and Vice President Vance’s warning on US support should push Jerusalem to rethink its dependence on Washington before bipartisan backing collapses further.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

US-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty - analysis

The war Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoped would cement his legacy as the leader who confronted Iran may instead be remembered as the conflict that dismantled a central source of his power.

Activists protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government outside the District Court in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2026

Haredi protests and Netanyahu trial cause tension in Israel

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HAREDI MEN protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an IDF draft order, in May 2026.