JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a "capitulation to terror", weakening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative coalition government. "Were I to stay in office, I would not be able to look southern residents in the
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Netanyahu cuts short Paris visit, returning home after Gaza violence spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a visit to Paris on Sunday and was returning to Israel after violence erupted along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, a spokesman said. At least six Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, medics and sources
Israeli police recommend charging Netanyahu’s attorney in submarine case
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police on Thursday recommended bribery charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lawyer and five other suspects in a $2 billion sale of German Thyssenkrupp <TKAG.DE> submarines to Israel. Netanyahu was questioned by police in the investigation but, in a statement announcing its conclusion, police reiterated that the
Israeli PM condemns Khashoggi killing but keeps focus on Iran
An Israeli official on Friday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul "despicable" but said that co-operating with Riyadh against their common foe Iran was Israel's priority. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz's remarks appeared to break with Israeli government reticence over last month's killing, which has
Israel’s Netanyahu questioned again in corruption probe
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 12th time on Friday in connection with a long-running corruption investigation, various local media reported. Footage on private broadcaster Channel 10 showed police investigators entering Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem. Police and the prime minister's office declined to comment. Army Radio said the