Benjamin Netanyahu was born in Tel Aviv in 1949. He began as a young soldier in elite units of the Israeli army, participating throughout the 1960s in different combat operations at a very high level.

Amid the mounting tensions, U.S. President Donald Trump emboldened Israel to call for the release of even more remaining ...

The Israeli leader’s warning came after Hamas said it would indefinitely postpone the next round of hostage releases.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the cease-fire would end if Hamas did not release captives held in Gaza. But ...

Hamas said Monday — and reiterated Tuesday — that it planned to delay the release of three more hostages after accusing ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the ceasefire in Gaza would end if Hamas did not return ...

But in the early hours of Friday, Netanyahu's office said approval was imminent. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a deal ...

This will be Netanyahu’s first foreign trip since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him, ...

Netanyahu is the first foreign leader invited to the White House under Trump, and the two will need to work out how to advance the Gaza ceasefire.