Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.”

Israel’s military chief warned against a full takeover of Gaza, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the discussions, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu considers ordering the “conquest’ of the besieged territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the expansion of Israeli plans to temporarily take over Gaza beyond just Gaza City on Monday.

The shooting Wednesday came as ceasefire talks slowly resume and Israel says it will let Palestinians leave Gaza while scaling up its offensive.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” and that Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City is “utterly unacceptable.

For Netanyahu, the calculation is now straightforward: win the war quickly, and the rest will sort itself out. In March 2024, with the US presidential race heating up and just five months after the October 7 massacre,

Israeli settlement expansion, particularly the E1 plan, is actively undermining the two-state solution and international efforts to recognize a Palestinian state. This move by the ruling Israeli coalition highlights a deepening divide over the future of the West Bank and the path to coexistence.

There have been vague statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but there is little clarity over the operation.

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During her remarks in an interview this week, Hillary Clinton delivered a fierce condemnation of Benjamin Netanyahu. Clinton stated, "He's bad for Israel."

Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah, warned of "bad consequences" for Israel if Benjamin Netanyahu moves forward with his contentious 'Greater Israel' plan.