The plan's initial steps saw Israeli troops withdraw to positions behind a so-called "Yellow Line" in Gaza, though still in control of more than half the territory Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday (December 7, 2025) that he...

Netanyahu expects to move to Gaza truce second phase soon JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Dec. 7 he expected the second phase of the U.S.-sponsored ceasefire plan for Gaza to begin soon, and said he would meet President...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Berlin’s support for Israel during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Sunday before talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Merz flew into Israel the day before for his first...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday he expected the second phase of the US-sponsored ceasefire plan for Gaza to begin soon, and said he would meet President Donald Trump this month. Israeli PM Netanyahu also said he would meet...

The two countries’ traditionally strong ties have been tested amid Israel’s genocidal war on the people of Gaza. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Israel for his first visit since taking office in May, aiming to reaffirm the traditionally...

Merz, after stopping in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II, is set to fly on to Israel in the evening before meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem German Chancellor Friedrich Merz heads to Israel on Saturday (December 6, 2025) for...