Prime Minister Netanyahu expands military operation in Gaza despite opposition, protests, and international condemnation, escalating tensions and casualties.

GAZA CITY: Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced it had taken the initial steps in its push to capture Hamas’s…

Israel pounded Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced the first steps in its push to the enclave's...

Prime Minister Netanyahu expands military operation in Gaza despite opposition, protests, and international condemnation, escalating tensions and casualties.

The planned offensive comes during heightened international condemnation of Israel’s aid blockade and fears that many Palestinians will be forcibly displaced.

Netanyahu is latest to ‘approve’ plan that has had daily announcements and that Israel knows will have serious consequences

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he had ordered the beginning of immediate negotiations to release the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza. The…

For months, the Israeli prime minister shifted his stance to suit his political interests, sometimes backing a partial agreement and at other times pushing a comprehensive deal…