He said his government would no longer tolerate daily rocket fire from the area
The comments came after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday there would be no ceasefire in the north
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
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
Notably, Blinken has no public plans to go to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on this trip
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
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said accusations of Israel limiting humanitarian aid were outrageously false
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
His foreign minister, David Lammy, said the move to limit the licences Britain gives for arms exports to Israel was because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations
Looming over the prime minister is also his ongoing trial on corruption charges
No one is more committed to freeing the hostages than me. But no one will preach to me, said Netanyahu
The strike was called by the Histadrut labor federation, though a court order ruled Monday that it should end at 2.30 p.m.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets late Sunday in grief and anger after six hostages were found dead in Gaza
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was seized by militants at a music festival in southern Israel on October 7. The native of Berkeley, California, lost part of his left arm to a grenade in the attack
In his May request for arrest warrants, Prosecutor Khan accused Netanyahu, Gallant and three Hamas leaders Yehya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh of war crimes, and crimes against humanity
The United States approved $20 billion in additional arms sales to Israel on Tuesday
Mediators say the current round of negotiations have brought the two sides closest to an official pause in fighting in months
Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas' top political leader in Iran
Iran and Hezbollah have vowed revenge against Israel, with Tehran ordering its security forces to assess options for attacking the Jewish state