The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli cabinet now expected to meet on Friday to sign off truce – after Israel’s PM accuses Hamas of backtracking on agreement

In the wake of the Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis – with another 250 taken hostage – more than 46,700 Palestinians have been killed, while 1.9 million have been displaced from their homes, Alexander Butler and Tom Watling write

BBC executives have “partly” upheld a complaint about a guest who called Israel a “terrorist state” ...

White House adviser Kirby optimistic about implementing cease-fire and hostage exchange deal despite challenges and Israeli accusations.

Less than 24 hours after the announcement of the breakthrough ceasefire in the 15 month war in Gaza, the first major hitch. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wasn’t calling a cabinet meeting to endorse the deal because Hamas was going back on key aspects of the deal.

Cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas face delays over last-minute conditions and terms of agreement.

Israeli PM must appease his coalition to avoid fresh elections, as well as reckoning with unpredictable Trump

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Challenges arise post-ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with Gaza bombardment, delays in agreement, and internal political tensions in Israel.

Israeli coalition party threatens to quit if Netanyahu doesn't return to war in Gaza after ceasefire agreement, risking government collapse.

More than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages were taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack, according to Israeli tallies