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25 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: August 30, 2026.
Video shows a gray car reversing up a hill before four men in dark clothing jumped out with sticks. Three journalists and a 51-year-old woman were treated for injuries.
Israel's prime minister told his Cabinet on Sunday that the framework drawn up by Trump's Board of Peace is unacceptable, insisting Hamas surrender every weapon first. Hamas signed on to the framework in July.
Netanyahu's office says it has serious concerns about the sequencing of Trump's 20-point plan, warning that a withdrawal before Hamas actually gives up its arms would let the group expand again.
Four Palestinians from one family and two Israeli soldiers died near the village of Tell. Netanyahu ordered troops in and new settlement outposts built; settlers burned homes across more than a dozen villages.
For the first time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition says it will not comply with a court ruling, prompting all of Israel's living former chief justices to warn of the end of the rule of law.
WatchPresident Trump confirmed a White House meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming within weeks, even as advisers grumble that 'Bibi was wrong about everything' on Iran.
An Israeli airstrike on the Dahieh district, in retaliation for a Hezbollah drone attack, underscored the fragility of a U.S.-brokered truce that has been broken almost daily.
WatchThe two adversaries traded their heaviest fire since April's ceasefire over the weekend before pulling back Monday, with President Trump's late-night call to Benjamin Netanyahu credited with averting a major strike on Tehran.
Israeli opposition leaders attack Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allowing the United States to make Israel's security decisions following direct pressure from President Trump.
Multiple officials say the president told Israel's leader that the U.S. and Iran were within days of a breakthrough clearing the way for long-term nuclear negotiations.
Both nations have agreed to pause hostilities following phone call between Netanyahu and Trump, though each warns of readiness to resume attacks at any time.
The attack near the Kochav Yair junction sent emergency teams racing to the scene on Sunday as Israeli police launched a manhunt and recovered the weapon.
Haredi protesters blocked highways, halted trains near Ben-Gurion Airport and set cars ablaze after the arrest of yeshiva students who evaded conscription, piling pressure on Netanyahu's fragile coalition.
Under pressure from President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu held off from attacking Beirut but vowed to continue the campaign against Hezbollah, threatening ongoing peace talks with Iran.
Israeli forces captured the 900-year-old hilltop fortress near Nabatiyeh as Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered troops beyond the Litani River, with the defense minister vowing soldiers 'will remain there' as part of a security zone.
Thousands flee southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital after Prime Minister announces widening military campaign against Hezbollah.
The prime minister said Israel already controls 60% of the territory and directed the army to push further — a move critics say breaches the October 2025 truce and would squeeze two million Palestinians into an ever-smaller strip of land.
Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement comes as Israeli military strikes more than 70 Hezbollah sites in past 24 hours amid broader Middle East conflict.
Israeli officials say Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed personally drove the prime minister from plane to palace during Operation Roaring Lion; Iran's foreign minister called any such collusion 'unforgivable.'
Israeli Prime Minister faces domestic criticism as most Israelis wanted continued fight against Hezbollah, critics question his ability to stand up to President Trump.
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Lebanese government reached agreement, but Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah has not confirmed if it will abide by the temporary truce.
Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to pause attacks on Hezbollah but Israeli troops will not withdraw from occupied positions.
WatchNetanyahu declared the truce "does not include Lebanon" and unleashed the largest coordinated air campaign since March, killing 254 people in a single day as Vice President Vance flew to Islamabad for nuclear talks with Tehran.
Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to continue operations against Hezbollah as European diplomats call for Lebanon's inclusion in truce agreement.
Netanyahu frames escalating campaign against Tehran's leadership as effort to destabilize the regime from within