GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms, as the world’s leading authority on food crises said the city was gripped by famine from fighting and blockade.

Israeli leader claims Australian prime minister’s legacy ‘tarnished’ by decision to recognise a Palestinian state.

Israel's prime minister has accused his Australian counterpart of having "betrayed Israel" and "abandoned" Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing strain between the two countries. Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that history would remember Anthony Albanese "for what he is: a weak politician".

Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy Gaza City, the Prime Minister’s Office said Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he will give final approval for the takeover of Gaza City while also restarting negotiations with Hamas aimed at returning all the remaining hostages and ending the war on Israel's terms.

Donald Trump has said that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a war hero, adding ‘and so am I.’ Mr Trump, who never fought in an armed conflict, said that he was a war hero for approving airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — adding that his contemporary inc Netanyahu is a war hero ‘because

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed the Albanese Government for escalating diplomatic tensions, declaring it’s a result of the Australian Prime Minister’s failure to show leadership and conviction while Israel fights a war on behalf of Western Civilisation.