Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's 9th prime minister, has been in office from 2009 and is currently serving his 4th term in the position which he also held from 1996-1999. Netanyahu previously served as Israel's embassador to the UN, Minister of Finance, Foreign Minister, Leader of the Opposition and is current the Chairman of the ruling Likud party.
The IDF said it believes some 159 hostages are still in Gaza.
70% of Likud members support the current prime minister. However, if Netanyahu tries to rush the elections - he may lose the leadership of the party.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out the possibility of the Palestinian Authority controlling Gaza. * Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called to freeze the PA's funds.
Controversial journalist Nir Hefetz referred to a WhatsApp group including Jonatan Urich and Yair Netanyahu during an interview on Channel 12.
The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza stressed that Israeli operations do everything to avoid endangering the abductees.
Netanyahu had planned to visit Turkey in the summer but canceled for health reasons.
The meeting comes as Israel moves to finalize its sale to Germany of its advanced Arrow 3 missile defense system.
Ukraine has long complained about lukewarm Israeli support as it defends itself against Russia’s invasion of its country, a war that is now in its second year.
The prime minister was released from the hospital with a Holter monitor, a type of portable electrocardiogram for cardiac monitoring.
Tel Aviv attack won’t deter us from fighting terror, prime minister says