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Gantz Expected to Announce Resignation in Speech on Saturday

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's three-men war cabinet, will deliver a speech on Saturday evening, during which he is expected to announce his resignation from the emergency government. The move is understood to come as a result from deep disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the vision for a post-war Gaza. Gantz set a ...

US Warns Israel Against Military Intervention in Lebanon

The Biden administration has warned Israel that a "limited war" in Lebanon could push Iran to intervene, reports Axios. President Joe Biden hopes to avoid further regional conflagration, that may escalate towards direct conflict between Iran and Israel, Axios said on Thursday. Iran and Israel traded direct strikes in April, in an unprecedented ...

Netanyahu Labels Biden's Ceasefire Plan for Gaza as 'Partial'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu views a plan outlined by US President Joe Biden for a truce in Gaza and hostage release deal as “partial,” a government spokesman said on Monday. Biden presented on Friday what he labelled an Israeli three-phase plan that would eventually end the fighting, free all hostages held by Palestinian ...

US 'Expects' Israel to Agree to Peace Deal, if Hamas Also Accept

The White House expects Israel to agree to Biden's ceasefire proposal, if Hamas also accepts, said the US national security spokesman on Sunday, as strikes continue across Gaza on Monday. Fresh strikes were reported across the Gaza Strip overnight into Monday, as mediators urged Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce and hostage release deal ...

‘Biden Is Our Only Hope’: Thousands of Israelis Urge Hostage Deal

Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday to demand acceptance of a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden, with many fearing the premier would reject the proposal. Israeli and US flags dotted the crowd in the central plaza they have dubbed Hostages Square, alongside banners urging: "Bring them ...

Benny Gantz-Headed Party Submits Bill to Dissolve Knesset

The centrist party of Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said Thursday it had submitted a bill to dissolve parliament and hold an early election. "The head of the National Union Party, Pnina Tamano-Shata, has put forward a bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset. This follows the request of party leader Minister Benny Gantz to move forward in ...

Global Reaction Split Over ICC's Gaza Arrest Warrants

Global reactions are split on Tuesday following ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's decision to seek arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas leadership. The request for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders - Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif - for ...

Amal Clooney Helped ICC Come to Gaza War Crimes Decision

Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court (ICC) weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday. The high-profile British-Lebanese barrister posted a statement on the website of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she founded with her ...

ICC Requests Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime ...

US Envoy Briefs Netanyahu on Potential Saudi Normalization Deal

US President Joe Biden's national security advisor briefed Benjamin Netanyahu on the "potential" of a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia after holding talks in the region, the White House said Sunday. Jake Sullivan also called on the Israeli prime minister to link the military operation against Hamas in Gaza with a "political ...

Gantz Gives Ultimatum to Netanyahu on Post-War Gaza Situation

Minister without portfolio in Israel's war cabinet, Benny Gantz threatened on Saturday evening to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's current government, if it failed to propose a clear vision for the post-war period in Gaza. At a press conference, Gantz said he wanted the war cabinet to draw up a six-point plan by June 8. After this date, ...

Gallant Opposes Israeli Post-War 'Control' Over Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that he was opposed to Israeli military control or taking responsibility for the governance of the Gaza Strip after the ongoing war with Hamas. "Since October, I have been raising this issue consistently in the cabinet, and have received no response," Gallant said in a televised ...