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  Determined to continue Gaza operation: Benjamin Netanyahu

  World | May 20, 2021 10:30 IST

  Israel continued to pound Hamas targets in Gaza with airstrikes, while Palestinian militants bombarded Israel with rocket fire throughout the day.

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  Israel-Palestine conflict: Joe Biden expresses support for ceasefire in call with Benjamin Netanyahu

  World | May 18, 2021 9:49 IST

  US President Joe Biden on Monday voiced support for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in a call with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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  Israel kills 42 in Gaza as Netanyahu warns war will go on

  World | May 17, 2021 0:00 IST

  Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, medics said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza would rage on despite international efforts to broker a cease-fire.

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  Major clashes erupt in Israel's Lod, Netanyahu declares state of emergency

  World | May 12, 2021 8:07 IST

  Citing local media, The Times of Israel reported that three synagogues and numerous shops have been set on fire in Lod, and dozens of cars have been set alight.

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  Israeli president asks opposition to form govt after Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form coalition

  World | May 06, 2021 8:47 IST

  Benjamin Netanyahu failed to persuade Bennett to join him in a power-sharing agreement that would have seen the pair take turns as prime minister.

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  Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu again fails to form new government

  World | May 05, 2021 15:47 IST

  Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party had won 30 seats in the general election in March, but Netanyahu could not muster enough coalition partners to command a majority of at least 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset, the Israeli parliament

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  Israel PM back in court as parties weigh in on his fate

  World | April 05, 2021 12:56 IST

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared in court for the resumption of his corruption trial.

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  Israel election: Deadlock continues as Benjamin Netanyahu appears short of majority

  World | March 24, 2021 14:19 IST

  After three previous inconclusive elections, Benjamin Netanyahu had been hoping for a decisive victory.

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  Israelis return to polling station to decide Benjamin Netanyahu's fate

  World | March 23, 2021 16:21 IST

  Israel general election: The elections were called barely seven months after the last government was formed after the Likud and Blue and White party failed to agree on a budget by a December 23 deadline.

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  New chapter in Israel-UAE ties: Benjamin Netanyahu to embark on first official trip to Abu Dhabi

  World | March 11, 2021 13:36 IST

  Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Abu Dhabi comes after Israel and UAE have exchanged ambassadors and set up embassies.

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  Netanyahu receives COVID-19 vaccine; kickstarts vaccination drive in Israel

  World | December 20, 2020 7:52 IST

  After receiving his shot, Netanyahu was placed in observation for half an hour to monitor for possible allergic reactions. He told reporters afterwards that he was determined to lead the country out of the coronavirus crisis.

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  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatens more airstrikes in Syria

  World | November 19, 2020 11:22 IST

  At least 10 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed in airstrikes on Syrian military sites in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the UK-based watchdog Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

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  Thousands of protesters throng Israel PM Netanyahu's residence; demand resignation

  World | August 09, 2020 7:51 IST

  Thousands of protesters flocked the streets near the official residence of Prime Minister Netanyahu in central Jerusalem on Saturday night. The Israelis have taken to the streets to call on Netanyahu to resign, protesting his handling of the country's coronavirus crisis.

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  Israel set to swear in biggest govt under PM Netanyahu after longest political deadlock

  World | May 14, 2020 15:43 IST

  Israel's new government is set to be sworn in on Thursday under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, bringing an end to the longest political deadlock in the country's history which saw a caretaker government in charge for over 500 days and three back-to-back general elections with no clear verdict.

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  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu set to form govt under power-sharing deal

  World | May 11, 2020 11:01 IST

  After securing support from a majority of lawmakers last week and dodging several legal hurdles, sitting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will continue his fifth term in office as he prepares to form a government in the coming days uner the power-sharing agreement.

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  Israel president tasks Netanyahu with forming govt

  World | May 08, 2020 11:07 IST

  Israeli president has tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new unity government after Parliament passed legislation approving details of a power-sharing deal between his Likud and centrist rival Benny Gantz’s Blue and White parties, ending more than a year of political impasse.

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  Coronavirus Pandemic: Benjamin Netanyahu thanks India for delivering hydroxychloroquine to Israel

  World | April 10, 2020 7:35 IST

  The Israeli's PM's thanked India two days after a plane carrying materials used to make medicines for treating coronavirus patients arrived in Israel from India on Tuesday.

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  Israelis vote in unprecedented third general elections in less than a year

  World | March 03, 2020 7:38 IST

  Israelis voted on Monday in an unprecedented third parliamentary election in less than a year to break the deadlock on government formation, with the country's longest-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fighting for his political survival amid indictments on graft charges.

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  Just hours before his meet with Trump, Israel PM Netanyahu formally indicted on corruption charges

  World | January 28, 2020 21:36 IST

  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted on corruption charges on Tuesday, hours before he was set to meet President Donald Trump for the unveiling of the US administration's long-anticipated Middle East plan, a media report said. Netanyahu has been charged with bribery and fraud and breach of trust in three corruption cases, CNN reported.

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  Israeli intelligence inputs confirmed Qasem Soleimani’s Baghdad location: report

  World | January 12, 2020 22:53 IST

  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had held a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the lead-up to Soleimani’s killing