4 hours ago Israel agrees to ceasefire with Hezbollah after Benjamin Netanyahu pledges support: Peace deal 'to be signed after months of bitter fighting'

The Israeli cabinet convened to vote on the decision today as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his approval after weeks of back and forth

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4 hours ago No one is above the law, says lawyer who sat on ICC panel for Netanyahu warrant

Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws insisted the ICC decision was ‘not about equivalence’ between Hamas and Israel, but about ‘a failure to provide aid’.

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5 hours ago Benjamin Netanyahu to agree ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in huge step towards peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to agree a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon after announcing he would recommend a US-brokered deal to his Cabinet

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5 hours ago Israel 'agrees to ceasefire with Hezbollah' after Benjamin Netanyahu pledges support: Peace deal 'to be signed after months of bitter fighting'

The Israeli cabinet convened to vote on the decision today as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his approval after weeks of back and forth

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6 hours ago Benjamin Netanyahu AGREES to ceasefire with Hezbollah: Israeli Prime Minister taking plans to his cabinet tonight in hopes of forming a deal

The Israeli prime minister announced this evening that he will present his cabinet with the deal for approval after accepting its terms

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6 hours ago Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is recommending Hezbollah ceasefire proposal

The deal calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting

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7 hours ago Watch live: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses nation after ceasefire discussions

Watch live as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation on Tuesday (26 November) following Middle East ceasefire discussions.

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14 hours ago The ICC arrest warrants for top Israeli officials are a step toward justice | Kenneth Roth

The warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant are also a reminder to governments arming Israel as it commits war crimes in GazaThe international criminal court’s issuance of arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former defense minister Yoav Gallant is an important step toward justice for the Palestinian people, who too often have known only injustice. The court allows charges to move forward for war crimes and crimes against humanity focused mainly on the Israeli strategy of starving the civilians of Gaza and depriving them of medical and other necessities. The arrest warrants will make the world much smaller for these senior Israeli officials.The Israeli government had advanced two principal arguments in the hope of avoiding the warrants, both of which the co...

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