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Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?

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About Benjamin Netanyahu

Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?

Benjamin Netanyahu is a former Prime Minister of Israel who served for a total of 15 years in office. He was the prime minister from 1996 to 1999 and then re-elected from 2009 to 2021 after Naftali Bennett ousted him from his reign. He presently serves as the chairman of the National Liberal Movement (Likud party) and Leader of the Opposition.

Benjamin Netanyahu: Before PM Office

Born in Tel Aviv and raised in Jerusalem, Netanyahu joined Israel defense after high school in 1967. He trained as a combat soldier and served for five years in the special forces unit.
 
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Boris Johnson alleges Israel's Netanyahu spied on UK during his 2017 visit

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson said that his security team discovered a 'bug' in his personal bathroom after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used it during a 2017 meeting

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Updated On : 04 Oct 2024 | 2:58 PM IST

Israel PM holds meeting with heads of security establishment in Tel Aviv

His meeting with the security heads comes at a time when the situation in West Asia escalated following Iran's launch of nearly 200 ballistic missiles towards targets in Israel

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2024 | 7:25 PM IST

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2024 | 10:16 PM IST

Here's why Iran missile strike against Israel was another strategic blunder

In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly last week, Netanyahu said Israel should be supported as it tries to reshape the Middle East in positive ways

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2024 | 8:13 AM IST

Iran made big mistake tonight, will pay for it: Netanyahu on Israel attack

At the start of the Security Cabinet Meeting, Netanyahu said that whoever attacks them, they will counter-attack

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2024 | 7:52 AM IST

'No place for terrorism, crucial to stop escalation': PM Modi to Netanyahu

PM Modi said that India is committed to supporting efforts for an early restoration of peace and stability

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2024 | 11:30 PM IST

Israel's Netanyahu biggest terrorist after Adolf Hitler: Mehbooba Mufti

Asked about BJP criticism of her tweet terming slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah a martyr, Mufti said the saffron party should look at the outpouring in the country against the killing

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2024 | 2:54 PM IST

Netanyahu ratchets up challenge to Iran with Hassan Nasrallah death

After a week of appeals from world leaders at UN to avoid all-out war in Middle East, Israel seems to be doing just the opposite, its planes demolishing what Iran and Hezbollah set as red lines

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Updated On : 29 Sep 2024 | 11:04 PM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu warns Iran, says no place beyond Israel's reach

Netanyahu emphasised that the killing of Hassan Nasrallah was crucial in achieving the goal of returning Israeli hostages

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Updated On : 29 Sep 2024 | 7:17 AM IST

Israel claims it has killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in airstrike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations that Israel would continue to degrade Hezbollah's capabilities along the Lebanon border until its goals are achieved

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Updated On : 28 Sep 2024 | 2:41 PM IST

Israel targets Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut airstrike

Israel has been bombarding southern Lebanon all week, after saying it was switching the focus of its military operations

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Updated On : 29 Sep 2024 | 10:25 PM IST

Israel to keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until objectives met, says Netanyahu

Netanyahu spoke as international mediation efforts were underway to try to rein in the escalating conflict in Lebanon

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Updated On : 28 Sep 2024 | 7:21 AM IST

Israel will keep degrading Hezbollah until objectives met: Netanyahu at UN

He said his government would no longer tolerate daily rocket fire from the area

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Updated On : 27 Sep 2024 | 8:53 PM IST

Israeli teams will continue meetings on US ceasefire proposals: Netanyahu

The comments came after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday there would be no ceasefire in the north

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Updated On : 27 Sep 2024 | 11:45 AM IST

Israel's Lebanon move frustrates US; Netanyahu to address UN today: Updates

Israeli PM rejects US-backed ceasefire with Hezbollah, raising fears of wider conflict in West Asia amid Gaza war. Netanyahu to address the UN General Assembly in New York today

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Updated On : 27 Sep 2024 | 9:44 AM IST

Netanyahu to address UN as Israel, after one war, barrels toward another

It's not just the mushrooming regional conflicts weighing Israel down, Netanyahu will head to New York burdened also by what could be an imminent warrant for his arrest by International Criminal Court

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2024 | 4:21 PM IST

Blinken heads back to Mideast, this time without fanfare or visit to Israel

Notably, Blinken has no public plans to go to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on this trip

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Updated On : 17 Sep 2024 | 7:16 AM IST

Thousands of anti-govt protesters rally in Israel, urge captives' release

The conflict in Gaza escalated after the October 7 attack by Hamas, where about 2,500 terrorists breached the border into Israel from the Gaza Strip, leading to casualties and the seizure of hostages

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Updated On : 15 Sep 2024 | 7:27 AM IST

UN accuses Israel of starvation campaign in Gaza that Netanyahu denies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said accusations of Israel limiting humanitarian aid were outrageously false

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Updated On : 07 Sep 2024 | 7:21 AM IST

Israel's Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt

Netanyahu's comments came as the United States is developing a new proposal for a cease-fire and hostage release, hoping to break a long deadlock and bring an end

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2024 | 8:03 AM IST