Benjamin Netanyahu

Haymanut Kasau's family says they receive updates on investigation from media instead of police

"So far, we have not been given any information," the family stated. "It is appropriate that we receive the updates directly from the officers in charge. Haymanut must return home now."

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025
IDF commander is seen speaking  as Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discusses advancing the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill on May 20, 2026.

IDF warns of urgent manpower shortage as haredi draft bill debates resume amid coalition crisis

Daniel Hershkowitz, Israel's Head of the Civil Service Commission speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022.

Former Civil Service Commissioner Hershkowitz withdraws from State Comptroller race

US President Donald Trump takes questions from the press during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026.

Trump says Iran war will end 'very quickly’ amid reports of planted mines in Strait


Trump says 'clock is ticking for Iran' after call with Netanyahu on China, Hormuz

"For Iran, the Clock is ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE," Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

PM: IDF combating drones for six years, unlimited budget team formed for Hezbollah's FPV threat

Netanyahu told the cabinet that the IDF and Defense Ministry had done “a great deal over the years,” thwarting “many hundreds, if not thousands, including UAVs."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana

Def. Min. complex to be built on site of fmr. UNRWA Jerusalem headquarters, Katz says

UNRWA's headquarters in Ammunition Hill was demolished in January after the organization's ties with Hamas were exposed.

Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during a ceremony returning a stone from the Western Wall that had been kept at HaKirya military base, to the Davidson Center in the Old City of Jerusalem, May 4, 2026.

Haredi draft bill back on agenda ahead of Knesset dissolution vote

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel told the 'Post' that Netanyahu’s coalition has exerted “massive pressure” on coalition lawmakers to vote in favor of the contentious draft bill.

MK Boaz Bismuth seen with Haredi MK's during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

Gofman rejects A-G’s classified update in High Court Mossad appointment case

Gofman’s lawyer, Ohad Shalem, argued that the A-G's office repeatedly claimed to hold classified documents while, according to Gofman, those materials contained nothing relevant to the petitions.

Incoming Mossad director Roman Gofman arrives to a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Trump admin. urging UAE to seize Iran's Lavan Island, take greater role in war - report

A former senior Trump security official told the Telegraph that using UAE forces would avoid putting US troops in the line of fire.

 US President Donald Trump gestures, while he boards Air Force One, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025.

Netanyahu abandoned Israel's security for personal deals with Trump, Liberman claims - interview

Liberman says Netanyahu is prioritizing personal legal interests over national security and rejects any future coalition with ultra-Orthodox parties.

Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Knesset, May 11 2026.

Trump, Netanyahu discuss Iran, IED wounds four IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon

PA reinforcing notorious 'pay-for-slay' policy • Iran allegedly behind Canada attacks on US consulate, synagogue • IDF tests Jordan Valley readiness in Dead Sea surprise attack drill

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.

One soldier killed in combat in southern Lebanon, IDF kills two Hezbollah terrorists in strikes

Deputy ISIS leader killed in US-Nigeria op • Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended • Tehran giving mixed signals on US deal • IDF chief visited UAE during war • China says it won't give Iran weapons

IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise on May 15, 2026.

NYT accuses Israel of trying to 'stifle journalism' by taking legal action over op-ed

A spokesperson for the NYT alleged that the threat of legal action “is part of a well-worn political playbook that aims to undermine independent reporting and stifle journalism."

People walk by The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2025.