Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls on Thursday from his coalition partners to hold an early election, a day after the defence minister's resignation left the government with a razor-thin majority. Avigdor Lieberman quit on Wednesday over what he described as the government's too-soft policy on cross-border violence with Palestinian
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Israeli defence minister to make statement, may quit over Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman was due to make a public statement on Wednesday and a source close to the far-right politician said he may announce his resignation over the government's policy towards the Gaza Strip. "He is thinking of quitting," the source told Reuters, after Lieberman's office said he had
Israel-Gaza border ignites after botched incursion; four dead
Palestinian militants on Monday carried out their most intensive shelling of Israel since the 2014 Gaza war in retaliation for a botched cross-border commando raid, drawing Israeli air strikes against Hamas' television station and other targets. The flare-up, in which three Palestinian gunmen and a civilian in Israel were killed, threatened
Israel-Gaza border ignites in most serious fighting since 2014 war
Palestinian militants kept up their most intense rocket fire on Israel since the 2014 Gaza war on Tuesday, drawing Israeli air strikes against Hamas's television station and other targets. The flare-up, in which five Palestinians, four of them militants, and a civilian in Israel were killed, threatened to derail efforts by
Netanyahu defends Qatari cash infusion to Gaza
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his decision to enable Qatar to bring $15 million into Hamas-controlled Gaza for salaries, saying it would calm tensions and prevent a Palestinian humanitarian crisis. Netanyahu’s remarks late Saturday were his first on the issue since Israel allowed the cash to be transferred