Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu

• Tuesday, July 28th 2026 - 20:57 UTC

  Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House as contacts to negotiate with Iran advance

  

  US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday for about 90 minutes at the White House, in their first encounter since the joint offensive against Iran began in February. The meeting was held behind closed doors, with no appearance before the press, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations with Tehran.

• Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 21:24 UTC

  Trump says he will urge Netanyahu not to retaliate after Iran's missile attack on Israel

  

  US President Donald Trump said he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ask him not to respond to the missiles Iran fired at Israel on Sunday, in an effort to prevent a new escalation and salvage a deal with Tehran that he considers “very close.” It was Iran's first direct attack since the ceasefire reached on April 8.

• Tuesday, June 2nd 2026 - 15:48 UTC

  Israel and Hezbollah keep firing despite Trump's announcement of an end to hostilities

  

  A day after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to end the military clashes in Lebanon, the fighting continued on Tuesday with little change from previous days. Israel is limiting itself to not striking Beirut, but its bombings killed 12 people in various parts of the country. Hezbollah, for its part, kept firing, though it stopped aiming at the Israeli towns farthest from the border that it had recently been targeting.

• Monday, April 20th 2026 - 18:05 UTC

  Milei signs deals with Israel, pledges embassy move to Jerusalem and calls Marxism “satanic”

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei on Sunday signed the so-called “Isaac Accords” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, backed the war against Iran, reiterated his intention to move Argentina's embassy to Jerusalem and, in a subsequent speech at Bar-Ilan University, called Marxism “satanic and opposed to God's plan” and stated that “we will not be able to coexist with certain cultures, because we defend life and they will want to kill us.”

• Thursday, March 19th 2026 - 22:43 UTC

  Netanyahu hints a ground phase may be needed as Iran war hits Gulf energy infrastructure

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on Thursday that an air campaign alone would not be enough to bring down Iran’s regime, as the conflict entered a new phase marked by strikes on Gulf energy facilities and renewed warnings over the Strait of Hormuz.

• Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 20:21 UTC

  Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes

  

  Israel said on Saturday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during a wave of airstrikes on Iranian territory. An Israeli official, speaking anonymously to local media, said “his body has been found.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said there were “growing signs” that Khamenei had died.

• Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 10:58 UTC

  US and Israel launch strikes on Iran; Trump calls them a “massive” operation as Tehran vows retaliation

  

  The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, reigniting a regional conflict and further dimming hopes for diplomacy over Tehran’s nuclear program. Explosions were reported in Tehran as Israel moved to emergency measures and shut its airspace to civilian flights.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2026 - 12:43 UTC

  Netanyahu rushes to Washington to press Trump on Iran: missiles and proxies on the agenda

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with Iran at the top of the agenda, after pushing to move the meeting forward from its originally planned date.

• Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Israel first country to recognize Somaliland's sovereignty

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday, making his country the first UN member state to grant de jure recognition to the breakaway region since it declared independence from Somalia in 1991.

• Thursday, October 9th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Gaza: Deal announced for release of all Israeli hostages

  

  A ceasefire agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas, accepting the first phase of the US peace plan following mediated talks in Egypt. The deal is expected to be formally signed on Thursday.