Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has a series of vexing choices to make in the year ahead on issues including Gaza, conscription and a judicial overhaul, with elections looming.

A former close aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, he was ordered to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach.

Israel becomes first nation to recognize Somaliland, formalizing ties as Netanyahu and Abdullahi sign declaration.

Repeatedly this year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has flown to the United States to praise President Donald Trump as Israel’s greatest champion — and to quietly press him on taking more aggressive action against Israel’s enemies.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, meets US officials including War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travels to Mar-a-Lago to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, the encounter is unfolding amid a growing rift between Netanyahu and the White House,

JERUSALEM, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament gave the initial go-ahead on Wednesday for a government-empowered inquiry into the surprise October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on southern Israel rather than the expected independent investigation demanded by families of the victims.

After arriving in Florida yesterday for his meeting with US President Donald Trump this afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Talik and Itzik Gvili, the parents of the last remaining deceased hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, the premier’s office says in a statement.