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Despite deep unpopularity outside his rightwing base, Israel’s leader continues to use war and political divisions to his advantage

Actions of Netanyahu’s government have sparked international anger and made a long-threatened ‘diplomatic tsunami’ real

Haliva is first official to take responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas attack or recent Iranian counterstrike.

Debate on whether the ultra-Orthodox should serve in the Israeli military could bring down Netanyahu’s government.

Netanyahu’s popularity is at an all-time low. The Beirut assassinations won’t fundamentally change that, analysts say.

The bloodiest fighting for decades has revived an option once thought dead as the last hope for peace. But how it would look and whether the will to achieve it exists remain unclear

Signs of the rift within Israel’s establishment deepen even as Netanyahu declares the next phase of the war in Gaza.

The US president has a frosty history with Israel’s PM, says international relations professor Yossi Mekelberg

Hamas fighters on Saturday launched an unprecedented deadly assault on Israel, catching Israeli intelligence services off-guard. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed the militant group will pay a heavy price. As Israel responds with force, razing whole districts in Gaza, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, residents there are being left with…

Israel has used bunker busters to target Hamas in Gaza’s tunnels, which are also a lifeline for the besieged strip.

Professor Yossi Mekelberg said Israel failed to understand Hamas’s motivations and capabilities.