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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands in the witness box in the Tel Aviv District Court to give testimony in the trial against him, December 18, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Court rejects PM’s request to testify just once this week in criminal trial
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Netanyahu’s lawyer had asked to reduce appearances due to post-surgery infection; court instead agrees to shorten each of the three hearings by two hours
Troops of the 769th “Hiram” Regional Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on January 24, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF warns Lebanese against return to border villages as it prepares to extend stay
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a conversation at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Markus Schreiber/AP)
Top officials said already gearing up for 2nd phase hostage talks, ahead of schedule
By ToI Staff, Reuters and Jacob Magid
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena in Washington, on January 20, 2025. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
Elon Musk jokes about Nazis after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’
By Andrew Lapin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands in the witness box in the Tel Aviv District Court to give testimony in the trial against him, December 18, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 26, 2025, 3:31 am
Court rejects PM’s request to testify just once this week in criminal trial
Netanyahu’s lawyer had asked to reduce appearances due to post-surgery infection; court instead agrees to shorten each of the three hearings by two hours
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Troops of the 769th “Hiram” Regional Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on January 24, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 25, 2025, 6:10 pm
IDF warns Lebanese against return to border villages as it prepares to extend stay
France’s Macron says working to maintain truce after Jerusalem says forces will remain in south beyond 60-day deadline due to Lebanese army not yet fully deploying
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Exterior of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
January 24, 2025, 10:10 pm
ICC bracing for possible US sanctions over arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
After House approves sanctions bill, source says the court is backing up digital files over fears that Microsoft could stop working with it, and paying salaries 3 months in advance
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen outside his office at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 20, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 24, 2025, 4:56 pm
PM asks to testify in graft trial just once next week, citing post-surgery infection
Seeking another delay, Netanyahu’s attorney asserts premier’s recovery has been hampered by ‘weight’ of his work; prosecutors reject request, say medical records don’t justify it
By ToI Staff
Troops of the 769th “Hiram” Regional Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on January 24, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 24, 2025, 4:22 pm
Israel won’t complete full withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday deadline, PM says
Netanyahu declares Lebanon ‘has not fully enforced’ terms of November deal, which calls for Lebanese army to deploy south of Litani River as Israel withdraws, Hezbollah pulls north
By Amy Spiro, Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena in Washington, on January 20, 2025. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
January 24, 2025, 12:57 am
Elon Musk jokes about Nazis after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’
ADL chief blasts tech billionaire over puns on his X account, after taking flak for saying gesture at Trump inauguration event wasn’t a Nazi salute: ‘The Holocaust is not a joke’
By Andrew Lapin
A demonstrator takes part in a protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages, in Tel Aviv on January 23, 2025. (Jack Gוקז / AFP)
January 23, 2025, 10:01 pm
Hamas says it will give Israel on Friday names of the 4 hostages to be freed Saturday
Netanyahu speaks with mothers of the 3 hostages released Sunday, vows not to give up on other captives; Israeli envoy says Moscow working to free 3 non-Russian hostages
By ToI Staff and Amy Spiro
An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30, 2024. (AP/Peter Dejong)
January 23, 2025, 4:48 pm
ICC’s governing body says it ‘regrets’ US steps to sanction court over Gaza warrants
US House of Representatives voted to sanction International Criminal Court over its moves against Netanyahu, Gallant; US President Trump opened door via executive order to do so
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks with Elon Musk during a live discussion on the social media platform X, at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, September 18, 2023. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
January 23, 2025, 4:16 pm
Netanyahu defends Elon Musk after he’s accused of giving Nazi salute
Prime minister says billionaire X owner is ‘a great friend of Israel’ and ‘is being falsely smeared over gesture he made during Trump’s inauguration
By ToI Staff
In this May 20, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
January 23, 2025, 3:10 am
In sign of priorities, Trump’s first call with foreign leader held with Saudi prince
MBS says he plans to invest $600b in US during 2nd Trump term; Netanyahu fields first call from new Secretary of State Rubio, who vows to ‘work tirelessly’ for hostages’ freedom
By Jacob Magid
Demonstrators raise placards during a protest calling for action to secure the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October 2023, in Tel Aviv on January 14, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
January 23, 2025, 1:52 am
How ‘the stars aligned’ after over a year to reach a hostage release-ceasefire deal
Damage to Hezbollah, Sinwar’s killing pressured Hamas, officials say, while Trump’s ‘hell to pay’ threat gave new momentum; Qataris credit partnership between Biden, Trump advisers
By AP and ToI Staff
Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrives for a group picture of the new government at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
January 22, 2025, 11:39 pm
Netanyahu said planning to hand over all 3 Otzma Yehudit portfolios to Haim Katz
Prime minister ‘is once again choosing petty politics that endangers lives,’ says Yesh Atid, calling to close two of the three available ministries
By Sam Sokol
The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a conversation at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Markus Schreiber/AP)
January 22, 2025, 8:04 pm
Top officials said already gearing up for 2nd phase hostage talks, ahead of schedule
Qatari PM says ‘pushing for this’; Shin Beit, Mossad chiefs reportedly discussed next stage in Egypt, two weeks before start date; Trump envoy Witkoff also expected to be involved
By ToI Staff, Reuters and Jacob Magid
Lawmakers and ministers listen to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he addresses the first plenum session of the Knesset’s winter 2024 legislative session, October 28, 2024. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
January 22, 2025, 6:39 pm
Coalition votes down legislation on state Oct. 7 probe, annexation of Jordan Valley
Ministers express support in principle for annexing part of West Bank but say the process must involve US, and call opposition bill supported by Otzma Yehudit ‘just trolling’
By Sam Sokol
Yehuda Cohen, father of Nimrod Cohen, a soldier who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, speaks at a hostage families rally outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on April 7, 2024. (Paulina Patimer/Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
January 21, 2025, 6:52 pm
Hostage’s father meets with ICC prosecutor in bid to pressure Netanyahu to end war
Yehuda Cohen, father of Nimrod Cohen, said to discuss using arrest warrant for PM as leverage to ensure that hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas is implemented in full
By ToI Staff
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