Binyamin Netanyahu

Israeli prime minister defends planned military offensive in Gaza

Bono and U2 issue statement clarifying views and expressing ‘unequivocal condemnation’ of Netanyahu government

Move to expand Israeli operations in the Palestinian territory would expel close to a million residents from their homes

The result, inevitably, will be further harrowing scenes of death and immiseration across Gaza

Netanyahu says Israel intends to take control of Gaza in order to ‘have a security perimeter’

US strikes note of solidarity with Israel, with ambassador pointing to Hamas as blockade to peace

The decision to expand the war came even though a clear majority of Israelis support a ceasefire that will bring home the hostages

Timing of any military manouvere remains unclear but likely to take weeks to deploy required forces

Netanyahu’s occupation plan would require significant surge in humanitarian aid

Israeli PM to discuss plans with senior colleagues for military to occupy more territory in enclave

‘The EU also has to continue to put pressure on Israel’

Israel says troops fired warning shots when crowds approached its forces

Lieut Gen Eyal Zamir was hand-picked by Binyamin Netanyahu but opposes his full takeover plan

He says his country will ‘not be gateway for displacement of Palestinian people’ if Israel tries to expel Gazans

More than 60 per cent of Israelis back a ceasefire that will bring all 50 hostages home

Opposition says dismissal is a constitutional earthquake

Israel vehemently denies there is a starvation crisis in Gaza

Steve Witkoff visits controversial aid distribution centre amid humanitarian crisis and killings of Palestinians seeking food

Shocking realisation that thousands of children are starving as food languishes nearby has gripped America

Canada the latest western power to say it will recognise a Palestinian state

Tel Aviv’s military offensive and blockade have led to ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ in territory

Some of his MPs and ministers think British prime minister has responded too slowly to Gaza crisis

In a country where criticising soldiers’ conduct is a sensitive matter, ‘people are speaking out more’

Israel is ‘openly promoting ethnic cleansing’, says B’Tselem

‘Israel has to end the suffering of the civilian population,’ says German chancellor

Statement puts US president at odds with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu

Clear indications that prime minister’s plan to bring about release of the hostages has failed

The photographs coming in on the wires are unfathomable: children with horribly protruding ribs, hollow eyes, scabbed lips and noses, distended bellies

The silence of some leaders is dangerously close to complicity

Binyamin Netanyahu said decision by Macron ‘rewards terror’, Simon Harris welcomes the French move

Far-right Israeli minister says country has no obligation to feed its ‘enemies’ in Gaza

Former president calls for a parallel humanitarian and political approach

Repeal replaced shame with dignity, silence with support, and risk with safety

Tehran repurposes folklore and patriotic anthems as it seeks to channel national outrage into increasing support at home

Europe letter: Israel’s aid commitment cuts off momentum for EU sanctions on Gaza

Move leaves prime minister with wafer-thin majority in parliament

Netanyahu demands more ‘realistic’ plan while former Israeli PM says ‘humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians

Blair’s staff participated in calls about plans to build a Dubai-style dynamic trading and tourism hub out of the ruins of Gaza

Only if prices rise in the US will tariffs on European goods become a political issue

Official said any attempts by Iran to recover it would almost certainly be detected