Benjamin Netanyahu

US downs two Iranian drones in Strait of Hormuz, as two IDF soldiers killed in Lebanon

Trump says Iran military 'totally destroyed' • US to make Iranian assets available for repairs in Gulf states • Missiles launched towards Kuwait, Bahrain

Smoke rises from a vehicle targeted by an Israeli drone attack in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 5, 2026.
Capt. Shahar Gamla, 23, and Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21

Capt. Shahar Gamla and Sgt. Ohad Yaari fell in southern Lebanon, IDF announces

SMOKE BILLOWS from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 4, 2026.

Two IDF soldiers killed, as US to make Iranian assets available for repairs in Gulf states

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their vote during elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, Nov.25, 2025.

Explaining Israel's elections: Ten scenarios Israelis should prepare for in 2026 - opinion


Knesset passes first reading of controversial bill to split attorney-general's role - explainer

Supporters say the bill restores power to elected officials; critics say it would weaken the state’s central legal gatekeeper.

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Netanyahu loses support in northern Israel as voters demand tougher stance on Lebanon

The May poll by Agam Labs at Israel's Hebrew University showed residents in the north abandoning Netanyahu's Likud more quickly than voters elsewhere and faulting him harshly over the war in Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

Trump says US will not return to war against Iran unless American troops are killed - report

The report came just after Netanyahu told CNBC that the US and Israel would resume military action against Iran if needed

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet climbs after taking off from the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.

Trump cannot claim to be Israel's defender when he won't let it defend itself - editorial

When an American president reduces the miraculous survival of the Jewish state to a personal favor, it demands an immediate and principled rejection from Israel’s leadership.

Cooperation between Israel and the US has reached new heights under President Donald Trump but the “special relationship” is at a crossroads. Trump and Netanyahu shake hands during a press conference at the president’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

'Government will not be run like mafia,' says Bennett as opposition reacts to comptroller election

The opposition warned, after the highly controversial vote took place in the Knesset plenum, that the election was illegal, while many petitions were also filed with the High Court of Justice.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026

Haredi daycare subsidies risk fueling enlistment backlash, political firestorms - analysis

The haredi parties may garner enough support from Netanyahu and the Likud to pass their childcare subsidy bill. But it may prove a hollow victory.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died earlier in a daycare, in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026.

US, Israel will 'fully return' to military action if needed, Netanyahu tells CNBC

Netanyahu acknowledged his tense call with President Trump earlier this week, saying that the two have “tactical disagreements,” but highlighted that  they “agree on the main things.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote to elect Israel's next state comptroller at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

Trump-Netanyahu call, restraint on Beirut strike signals 'Iranian victory,’ INSS researcher warns

"Hezbollah has suddenly recovered, and they have also created a split between Israel and the United States. This is a kind of enormous Iranian achievement,” INSS researcher Beni Sabti said.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Middle East on edge: Iran strikes Kuwait as Hezbollah defies ceasefire talks

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran.

IDF chief during Second Lebanon War urges current commanders to challenge gov't Lebanon policy

Halutz also assessed the state of the opposition and criticized several of its leaders, noting that the most likely contestants to defeat Netanyahu would be Naftali Bennett or Gadi Eisenkot.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.