10 h. ago Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer

Israeli leader’s antisemitism claim labelled defamatory as he is warned against pursuing a war without endMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu was accused of slander and pursuing a war without end after he claimed the leaders of France, Canada and the UK were stoking antisemitism and siding with Hamas by demanding he end the two-month blockade of food and aid into Gaza.In what has become an extraordinary standoff with some of Israel’s closest allies, Netanyahu appeared to deliberately raise the stakes on Thursday night by accusing his western critics of abandoning Israel in a war for its very existence. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Labour hits back after furious Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Keir Starmer of 'siding with Hamas' in wake of Washington DC shootings

Following the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington DC , Mr Netanyahu tore into the UK Prime Minister and other world leaders.

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15 h. ago UK and France slam Netanyahu's 'wrong side of humanity' attack on Starmer, Macron and Carney after DC shootings

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard flatly rejected the accusations made by Israel’s Prime Minister

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16 h. ago UK minister hits back after Benjamin Netanyahu says PM on 'wrong side of history'

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Mr Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s PM Mark Carney after two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead in Washington DC

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17 h. ago UK slams Netanyahu's explosive 'wrong side of humanity' attack on Starmer, Macron and Carney after DC shootings

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard flatly rejected the accusations made by Israel’s Prime Minister

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19 h. ago Netanyahu accuses leaders of Britain, France and Canada of ‘emboldening Hamas’

The Israeli prime minister made the statement after the leaders called for a halt to the Gaza offensive and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aidBenjamin Netanyahu has accused Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of “emboldening Hamas”, after they called for a halt to Israel’s military offensive and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza.Earlier this week, the leaders of the UK, France and Canada condemned the Israeli government’s “egregious” actions in Gaza, warning that the UK and allies will take “concrete actions” unless Netanyahu changes course. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ’emboldening Hamas’

The Israeli leader’s comments come after two Israeli embassy staff were killed in Washington DC.

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28 h. ago 'You're on the wrong side of humanity': Netanyahu condemns Starmer, Macron and Carney after DC shootings

The Prime Minister has been accused of ‘emboldening Hamas’ a day after Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were killed in Washington

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68 h. ago Israel latest: UN says Gaza aid blocked after Netanyahu accused of ‘killing babies as a hobby’

Israeli opposition leader's comments represent some of the strongest criticism from within the country since start of Gaza offensive

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4 d. ago UK, France and Canada condemn ‘egregious actions’ by Netanyahu’s Israel

Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney called for an end to the renewed military offensive and the expansion of aid.

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6 d. ago British law chief seeking arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu 'accused of hotel sex assault on female colleague hours before war crimes speech to UN'

The British chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court allegedly sexually assaulted a female colleague in a hotel room before making a speech to the UN.

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3 w. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel has turned Gaza into a ‘mass grave’, top UN court hears

ICJ holding hearing about Israel’s obligation to facilitate aid to Gaza and the West Bank amid the outlawing of UnrwaTehran has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to dictate US policy in negotiations after the Israeli prime minister repeated calls for Iran’s entire nuclear infrastructure to be dismantled.The US and Iran have so far held three rounds of indirect talks, mediated by Oman, aimed at sealing a deal that would block Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon but also lift crippling economic sanctions imposed by Washington.Israel’s fantasy that it can dictate what Iran may or may not do is so detached from reality that it hardly merits a response. What is striking, however, is how brazenly Netanyahu is now dictating what President Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran Continue reading...

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