Benjamin Netanyahu

Cracking Israel's 'bro code': Can Netanyahu survive the podcast era? - opinion

How unedited podcasts delivered the White House to Donald Trump, and why the same tactics are crucial to whoever wants to be Israel’s next prime minister.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released December 5, 2025; illustrative.

Hezbollah chief Qassem rejects Israel-Lebanon agreement, calls it a humiliation

Naim Qassem said the Washington-backed Israel-Lebanon agreement is "null" and warned that tying Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon to Hezbollah's disarmament crosses "red lines."

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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails in the Arabian Sea, June 23, 2026.

Doha to host next round of US-Iran talks as both countries exchange blows near Hormuz

Israel, US, Lebanon sign agreement • Hezbollah chief Qassem rejects Israel-Lebanon agreement • Vance on strikes: 'Violence will be met with violence'

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Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh during a meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 26, 2026.

US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral framework agreement aimed at dismantling Hezbollah

The agreement outlines a structured process for disarming Hezbollah, dismantling terrorist infrastructure, and enabling the IDF to withdraw from Lebanon once the threat posed by Hezbollah is removed.

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Cabinet clashes over claims IDF operations restricted in southern Lebanon

A cabinet exchange erupted after ministers said soldiers in southern Lebanon reported restrictions. Netanyahu and Katz denied claims, saying troops face no limits

JUNE 26, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026.

Likud breaks Iran war decline, gains one seat, as Together continues downward trend - poll

Since the merger between Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, the joint party has lost 10 seats in about two months and has declined this week to just 18 seats.

JUNE 26, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025.

Former Shin Bet chief threatens to sue Channel 14 over ‘completely false’ inflammatory comments

According to the warning, Kobi had claimed during the program that Cohen had pushed for deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to be released as part of the deal to return Gilad Shalit in 2011.

JUNE 26, 2026ByMIKI LEVIN
Former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head Yoram Cohen, the new member of the Yashar party attends a press conference with Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.

US strikes Iran as Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement

Vance on strikes: 'Violence will be met with violence' • Aoun: Israel-Lebanon agreement ‘first step to restoring Lebanon’s sovereignty' • Trump says frozen Iranian funds will buy American goods

JUNE 26, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails in the Arabian Sea, June 23, 2026.

Likud MK: Netanyahu expected to work 'behind closed doors’ for influence over list - interview

Halevi is a member of the Likud Constitution Committee, which will hold a vote on changing the primary system in a way that could grant Netanyahu authority to select candidates for the highest slots.

JUNE 25, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Knesset member Amit Halevi on the Temple Mount

Netanyahu heckled, told to 'go home' during combat officer graduation ceremony speech

Members of the crowd shouted "Go home" at Netanyahu, although cheering could be heard afterward.

JUNE 25, 2026ByMAARIV ONLINE
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

Netanyahu aide Urich allowed to keep working at PMO after court rejects prosecution's request

Urich has been indicted for allegedly leaking classified military information to the German outlet, Bild, after the military censor barred publishing the information in Israeli media.

JUNE 25, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Yonatan Urich leaving the courtroom, June 25, 2026.

Netanyahu's political survival deal with the ultra-Orthodox comes at Israel's expense - opinion

The rotten deal Netanyahu is weaving in public with his non-Zionist partners allows the haredi sector to milk Israel's reserves dry without contributing anything.

JUNE 25, 2026ByBEN CASPIT
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.

Netanyahu testifies in defamation trial over journalist claims regarding his health and fitness

The evidentiary hearing is being held before Ramle Magistrate’s Court President Judge Menahem Mizrahi at the Tel Aviv District Court building, where the case was moved for security reasons.

JUNE 25, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026.

Israel-Lebanon talks conclude after 11 hours as Rubio reportedly joins effort to secure deal

Italy, France agree on coalition to support Lebanon after UN mission ends • S. Korean ships leave Strait of Hormuz • Iran rejects claim unfrozen funds to be spent in US

JUNE 25, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026.