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The article reports on actions taken by the Israeli government in retaliation of the Hamas' attack on Israel in October 2023. Topics discussed include information on the unity government formed in Israel to navigate the crisis, casualties of the war, and statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the attack.

The article reports that on March 19, 2015 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for a Palestinian state. Days before during a difficult re-election campaign Netanyahu had said there would be no Palestinian state while he was Prime Minister. The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, which said it would reconsider its policy of supporting Israel at the United Nations in light of Netanyahu's original declaration, expressed skepticism over the reversal.

The article discusses Israel's March 17, 2015 parliamentary elections. Although exit polls showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party and Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union party to be in a near tie, Netanyahu declared victory. Whether Netanyahu retains his job could depend on Likud's success in forming a coalition that includes a party led by former Likud member Moshe Kahlon. Political scientist Gadi Wolfsfeld said the new government could be a very conservative one.

The article discusses campaigning by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Isaac Herzog of the Labor Party one day prior to Israel's parliamentary elections. Netanyahu reversed an earlier stance and said he would never countenance a Palestinian state while in office. Herzog annulled an earlier agreement with Tzipi Livni of the Hatnuah Party to divide the prime minster's tenure between themselves should their electoral coalition prove victorious.

The article discusses political campaigning by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leading up to Israel's March 17, 2015 elections. He said he was in danger of losing his job, and urged voters to help his Likud Party overcome a strong challenge for parliamentary seats from the Zionist Union coalition. He also accused foreign conspirators of helping his political rivals.

The article reports that five people including four rabbis and a policeman were killed when two Palestinians wielding guns and knives attacked a synagogue in Jerusalem. Police killed both assailants. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Hamas militant group for the crime and vowed stern repercussions. Among the victims was well-known rabbi Moshe Twersky. INSET: Conflict in Holy Land.

The article discusses developments on July 18, 2014 in Israel's invasion of Gaza. The death toll among Palestinians in Gaza rose to nearly 300 as Israel complemented its ground invasion with air bombardment. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ground operation could be greatly expanded. An unidentified Israeli military official said the army was expecting tough resistance from Hamas militants it is seeking to rout.

The article reports on the formation of a new 61-member government by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which according to experts can possibly complicate his relations with the U.S. and Europe and can be even more dysfunctional than his last government.

The article reports that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his opposition to an international agreement on Iran's nuclear weapons program.

The article reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded that Iranian recognition of Israel's right to exist be written into an emerging nuclear deal and also presents views of Yossl Kuperwasser, a former head of Israel's military Intelligence research, on the same.

The article reports that the U.S. government has challenged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show his support for Palestines after making an apology for criticizing Israeli-Arab voters during an election day.

The article reports that right-wing voters switched their support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party after he changed strategies to raise fear of a leftist takeover, mobilizing undecided voters and supporters of smaller nationalist and religious parties to vote for him.

The article reports on the re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2015, which was made possible by his shift to hardline rhetoric in the final days of his campaign aimed at winning the support of nationalist and religious parties.

The article reports the warning issued by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as of late January 2015 that it will retaliate on the scale of the 50-day war in Gaza, Palestine against the Hezbollah group in Lebanon, which killed two Israeli soldiers in their latest attack.

The article announces the termination of Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The article discusses the actions taken by the Israeli government and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu against Hamas, the Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization of Palestine, as of June 2014 with details on Hamas's kidnapping of three young Israelis.

The article discusses sharp differences between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama over negotiations concerning Iran's nuclear program. U.S. officials believe Netanyahu is opposed to making any deal with Iran, while Netanyahu maintains an agreement under consideration would not prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice termed destructive Netanyahu's planned address before the U.S. Congress.

The article reports that peace talks in the Middle East neared an impasse on April 4, 2014. Some cabinet members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government called for an end to negotiations with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat called for Abbas' government to ally with two militant groups the Israelis deem terrorists, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas. U.S. diplomat John Kerry said the U.S. was prepared to leave the talks.

The article reports that Israel leaders stated that they are planning to escalate their military campaign against the Palestinian Sunni Islamic organization Hamas in Gaza despite international pressure for a ceasefire as of July 2014 with mention of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's televised address.