Gaza war enters seventh month as truce negotiators expected in CairoOngoing war between Israel and Hamas. US seeks ceasefire in Cairo. Israel admits fault over aid worker deaths. Biden pushes for ceasefire. ...
07 Apr, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
Israeli President Herzog invites Benjamin Netanyahu to form new governmentNetanyahu, who has won the backing of 64 Members of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), has been assigned the task to form the next governmen...
13 Nov, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
Israeli PM Lapid concedes defeat; Netanyahu set to become next Prime MinisterA statement said Lapid congratulated Netanyahu and has instructed his office to prepare an organized transition of power. "The state of Isr...
04 Nov, 2022, 01.12 AM IST
Israel election: 88.6% ballots counted, Netanyahu near certain to be next Prime MinisterLikud leader Netanyahu, 73, will with near certainty be Israel's next prime minister after approximately 90 per cent of the votes counted, ...
03 Nov, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
Benjamin Netanyahu in lead after Israel voteIf the exit polls hold, it would mark a dramatic comeback for Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving premier, whose Likud party could be poise...
02 Nov, 2022, 06.13 PM IST
Israel to dissolve parliament, call fifth election in three yearsThe previous four elections, focused on Netanyahu's fitness to rule while facing a corruption investigation, ended in deadlock. While opini...
21 Jun, 2022, 10.28 AM IST
Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid heads to UAE for first state visitIsrael's foreign minister will be inaugurating Israel's Embassy in Abu Dhabi; while he also plans to attend a trade expo where Israeli comp...
29 Jun, 2021, 01.53 PM IST
Looking forward to working with PM Modi to further develop 'unique and warm relations': New Israeli Premier Naftali BennettBennett, the 49-year-old leader of the right-wing Yamina party who on Sunday became the new premier ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year hol...
15 Jun, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
Who's who in Israel's new patchwork coalition governmentIsrael's new government is a hodgepodge of political parties that had little in common other than a desire to unseat veteran right-wing Pri...
14 Jun, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
Israel's new government will work to advance strategic relations with India: FM Yair LapidThe new government - an unprecedented coalition of ideologically divergent political parties drawn from the Right, the Left and the Centre,...
14 Jun, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
Israel's Yair Lapid: From TV anchor to coalition architectWhen Yair Lapid founded his centrist Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party in 2012, some dismissed him as the latest in a series of media sta...
13 Jun, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
Israel's president picks Netanyahu opponent Lapid to form governmentPresident Reuven Rivlin, in a televised address announcing his choice of Lapid, said the former finance minister had the pledged support of...
05 May, 2021, 09.56 PM IST
We're almost done with COVID curbs, Benjamin Netanyahu says as Israel reopens restaurants"We still have to watch ourselves, we have to wear masks, keep distances that people require, social distances - but we're coming out of it...
07 Mar, 2021, 04.24 PM IST