Benjamin Netanyahu decried the “unimaginable cruelty” of Hamas after a mob abused and threatened an Israeli hostage during her release on Thursday. Arbel Yehud, 29, appeared pale and terrified as she was paraded through a screaming group of Hamas supporters in southern Gaza, escorted by armed and masked members of the terrorist organisation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by a deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah.

Israel’s PM said Israeli forces will not fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by the 60-day deadline agreed upon under a cease-fire agreement with Hezbollah.

The deal, brokered by the United States and France, ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled that Israel’s truce with Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah, due to expire this weekend, will be extended.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington as early as next week.

In a speech as Israel awaited the release of the first hostages on Saturday, Mr Netanyahu said both president Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the president-elect, had promised him Israel had the right to resume the fighting “in new ways and with very great power” if Hamas violated the deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US President Donald Trump next week. This marks Trump’s first meeting with any foreign leader. The meeting is scheduled to take place on February 4,

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be flying high ... At the same time, Israel responded to rocket fire from Hezbollah militants with an air and ground offensive ...

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with ... shoring up the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. AP reporters Tia Goldenberg in Tel ...

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that Israel might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by a deadline set in its cease-fire with Hezbollah. Under the deal ...