The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Netanyahu

There has been no ceasefire in Gaza since November. And just as tensions were subsiding a little, fears are now growing over Lebanon. We ask, in light of the latest border incidents, whether initial fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah could still prove true.

Airstrikes kill Palestinians in historic Nuseirat and Bureij camps as tanks advance into Rafah in south

Thousands more to participate in nationwide demonstrations over Gaza war and failure to negotiate release of captives.

Al-Jazeera reporter says it has been ‘another bloody night across central Gaza’ with attack on camp housing families evacuated from Rafah

Anti-government protest in Jerusalem turns violent, leading to arrests. Protesters demand release of hostages and early elections.

Guardian Essential survey shows voters are split over emissions target; Israeli prime minister dissolves war cabinet to seize greater control

US reaffirms commitment to diplomatic engagement and humanitarian efforts in Gaza conflict despite Israel's war cabinet dissolution.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet that has overseen the fighting in Gaza, a government spokesperson said Monday, days after a key member of the body bolted from the government over frustration with the Israeli leader's handling of the war.

Netanyahu consolidates power by disbanding war Cabinet, signaling a potential shift towards a hard-line stance in Israel-Hamas conflict.