Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Trump in a post on X/Twitter on Sunday for "keeping [his] promise to give Israel the tools it needs to defend itself, to confront our common enemies and to secure a future of peace and prosperity.

The Israeli prime minister has to navigate complicated domestic politics with his aim of destroying Hamas and the need to keep the US on side.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be flying high. Israel’s enemies across the region have been badly weakened during 15 months of war.

"Everyone recognizes that the Palestinian issue shouldn't be left behind," an expert told Newsweek. "So there must be progress on this."

In February 2024, President Joe Biden reiterated U.S. policy that dates back almost 50 years, which posits that so-called Israeli “settlements” in the occupied Palestinian territories are “illegitimate” under established international law.

Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume.

There was no immediate reaction from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but a far-right minister welcomed Trump's "great" idea.

Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the claim that Elon Musk performed a Sieg Heil salute at a rally for President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day. The post Benjamin Netanyahu Defends Elon Musk From Allegations He Made Nazi Gesture at Trump Rally: ‘Falsely Smeared’ first appeared on Mediaite.

In a post on social media, Netanyahu said that Musk is being “falsely smeared” and suggested that Musk’s support of Israel is proof that he isn’t antisemitic — even as numerous Jewish and anti-hate groups and observers have said that Musk’s now-infamous salute was clearly a Nazi salute.

Donald Trump could sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week over its arrest warrant issued for Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Office insiders believe...

Donald Trump has emerged as a forceful advocate for the ceasefire deal in Gaza. But adhering to it could break up the prime minister’s coalition and bring about the elections he fears.