In Palestine, Benjamin Netanyahu was accused of deliberately delaying the opening of the Rafah checkpoint and the withdrawal of troops from the Gaza Strip, despite the transition to the second phase of the exclave peace plan announced on January 14.

Zubin Mehta, an Indian conductor who was IPO musical director for 50 years, condemns Netanyahu's policies on Palestine and urges the arts community to speak out.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out.

Speaking with the parents of the last Israeli hostage whose remains are still in Gaza, Netanyahu late Wednesday said the governing committee of Palestinians announced as part of the second phase was merely a “declarative move,” rather than the sign of progress described by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called for the United States to "kidnap" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, labeling him the "worst criminal of humanity" due to alleged actions against Palestinians in Gaza.

Netanyahu said Israel was approaching “Phase II” of the Trump plan, which is the next stage of the US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to oppose any attempts to establish a Palestinian state, a day before the U.N. Security Council is to vote on an American resolution that leaves the door open to Palestinian independence.Related video above ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that there will not be a Palestinian state, even at the cost of normalization with Saudi Arabia, during an interview aired on Thursday evening. “There will not be a Palestinian state. It’s very simple: it will ...