Benjamin Netanyahu

Israelis wanted the regime to fall. They may have gotten something better - comment

Iran lost its proxies, its missiles, its nuclear infrastructure, and discovered a single instrument with more leverage than all of them: the ability to shut down a fifth of global oil supply.

Jag Vasant, an Indian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) that transited through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Middle East war, remains docked at an offloading terminal along the coast in Mumbai on April 1, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

WATCH: Netanyahu claims Israel was not surprised at last second with Trump's ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Israel was not informed of US-Iran ceasefire plan until late stages of discussion - report

Head of the opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid and MK Meirav Ben-Ari deliver a joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

Lapid accuses Netanyahu of achieving 'worst result' in Iran war, 'selling lies' to the US


Trump's operation in Strait of Hormuz could extend war with Iran by months, sources tell 'Post'

Issues in the Strait of Hormuz "could extend the war by as much as two months,” one source familiar with the discussions said.

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026.

Netanyahu challenges Central Election Committee pick as Lapid accuses PM of stealing election

Siminovski’s appointment was reportedly influenced by her expertise in technology, with the upcoming elections scheduled for no later than October 2026.

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

After Larijani killing, Netanyahu sends Nowruz wishes of freedom and regime change to Iran

Netanyahu stated that Israel was undermining Iran's regime in order to allow the Iranian people to rise up and replace it, but cautioned that it would not be an easy process. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation amid Israeli strike on Iranian regime targets on March 7, 2026.

Netanyahu coffee video turns Jerusalem café worker into viral sensation

A brief appearance in a video posted by the Israeli prime minister propelled a young female employee of Sataff café near Jerusalem into international visibility.

The 'barista'.

Israel’s defense budget rises to NIS 177 billion amid Iran war and northern front tensions

In a closed discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the defense establishment has increased its demands to NIS 177 billion, with the possibility that the war with Iran will take longer.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021

Two people killed after missile barrage from Iran, IDF starts large-scale strikes against Hezbollah

IDF: Mojtaba Khamenei is not safe, we will hunt him down • IDF kills Iran's top official Larijani in targeted strike • Israel preps for large Hezbollah barrage

A public shelter

Israel's government risks unity by advancing divisive laws amid ongoing war with Iran - editorial

As Israel continues to face war, the government's focus on divisive legislation is distracting from critical wartime priorities and risking further division within the country.

A man brandish Israeli flags following an Iranian strike in Givatayim, in the center of Israel on March 6, 2026.

'Winning in Tehran, losing in Jerusalem': Israeli opposition leaders slam gov't's wartime conduct

“We are winning in Tehran and losing in Jerusalem. Instead of focusing on dismantling the regime in Tehran, they are busy splitting the role of the attorney-general," Benny Gantz said.

Benny Gantz on June 9, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Coalition advances controversial, 'non-essential' legislation in Knesset amid war

Both coalition and opposition lawmakers had called to put political disputes aside and focus on unity at the start of the war.

MK Galit Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

Katz: We'll turn southern Lebanon into a wasteland like Gaza, 'Qassem can meet Khamenei in hell'

While the move marks a dramatic escalation, it still does not amount to a full-scale invasion along the lines of the 2024 campaign, as forces are not advancing all the way to the Litani River.

 IDF troops from the 91st Division operating in Southern Lebanon, published on March 16, 2025.