Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused by former security officers of appointing loyalists to lead Israel's two main intelligences agencies, the Shin Bet and the Mossad.

Most of Israel’s key western allies have expressed outrage over the video, condemning it in unusually strong terms. The U.K., France, Italy, Spain Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium have summoned Israel’s ambassador over the controversy.

JERUSALEM, May 20 - Israel's parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to dissolve itself, potentially bringing forward by a few weeks the next national election, which surveys predict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lose.

Speculation about Naftali Bennett's political comeback intensifies as prediction markets suggest he could challenge Netanyahu, amid ongoing regional conflicts and domestic criticism in Israel.

Somaliland President Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro received a telephone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who conveyed congratulations on the occasion of May 18 and the 35th anniversary of Somaliland's restoration of sovereignty,

JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel moved closer on Wednesday to a snap election after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would lose the first national vote since the 2023 Hamas attacks.

Does the “Gray Lady” have a “longstanding Jewish problem“? That question may soon be answered in a Manhattan courtroom as the New York Times stands accused of an alleged attack piece on Israel. This week,

Naftali Bennett and his emergent opposition in the upcoming election are just as hardline on security but they want you to think otherwise