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Israel making own decision on war plans, says Benny Gantz; denies reports of US pressure
Fp Staff •Benny Gantz said only Israel will defend itself and every Jew. He also said 'the danger of being eliminated' is not Israel’s 'but its enemies'
Netanyahu forms unity government with Opposition leader as Hamas continues fighting outside Gaza
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to form a war cabinet with former defence chief and centrist opposition party leader Benny Gantz and focus entirely on the conflict, a joint statement from Gantz’s National Unity party said
PM Modi meets Israel's deputy prime minister Benny Gantz in Delhi
•During the talks, Modi encouraged Israeli defence companies to benefit from opportunities of co-development and co-production in India, the PMO said
Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz to visit India next week
•Gantz was scheduled to visit India towards the end of March but had to postpone his trip amid a series of deadly terror attacks across Israel
Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz to visit India next week
•India and Israel elevated their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership during the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel in July 2017
Israel heads for fourth election in two years after Benjamin Netanyahu-led coalition govt collapses
•Netanyahu finds himself confronted by a trio of disgruntled former aides — led by Gideon Saar, a popular lawmaker who recently broke away from his Likud party — who share his hardline ideology
New govt set to take charge in Israel after 3 deadlocked elections; Netanyahu secures historic fifth term after striking power-sharing deal with rival Gantz
•After three deadlocked and divisive elections, and a year and a half of political paralysis, a new government will finally take charge in Israel on Thursday
Despite COVID-19, Mike Pompeo arrives in Israel to discuss West Bank annexation plan with Netanyahu and Gantz
•US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Israel's plans to annex parts of the West Bank, as Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian teen in a clash with stone-throwers in the occupied territory
Israeli high court allows Benjamin Netanyahu to form government despite indictments; PM set for record fifth term
•In a ruling late on Wednesday, Israel’s Supreme Court refused to bar Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a government, clearing the last major obstacle to his claiming a record fifth term as Israel’s leader
Israel political impasse ends: Benjamin Netanyahu to remain PM as Benny Gantz accepts unity government proposal
•Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his former challenger, Benny Gantz, agreed Monday night to establish a unity government, a deal that finally breaks a yearlong political impasse and keeps Netanyahu in office as he faces trial on corruption charges