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Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's longest-serving prime minister; prosecuting a multi-front war while fracturing his alliance with Washington.
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#139 26 Jun
Mentioned in: Hezbollah kills senior IDF tank officer
Iran Conflict 2026#137 23 Jun
Mentioned in: Lebanon talks stall on the Litani map
Iran Conflict 2026#137 23 Jun
27 killed in Lebanon as truce frays
Iran Conflict 2026#135 22 Jun
Israel hands back Debbine, keeps the zone
Iran Conflict 2026#136 22 Jun
Repeated that IDF troops would stay in Lebanon as long as necessary
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran makes Lebanon the gate to talks#134 20 Jun
Ordered the IDF to hold position in occupied Lebanese territory
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon truce collapses, dozens killed in days#130 16 Jun
Netanyahu sidelined by the deal on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#129 15 Jun
Declared Israel saved from annihilation while admitting he had not read the MOU text, and confirmed IDF stays in Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel rejects a deal it never signed#128 14 Jun
Israel refuses the deal's Lebanon clause
Iran Conflict 2026#122 9 Jun
Received public presidential rebuke after authorising Karun strike over US objection
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump turns his threat on Netanyahu#122 9 Jun
Authorised the pause on Iran targeting while preserving Israel's Lebanon operational freedom
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Israel halt, minus Lebanon#121 8 Jun
Israel hits Iran after Trump said no
Iran Conflict 2026#116 2 Jun
Mentioned in: Lebanon talks open as the line moves
Iran Conflict 2026#115 1 Jun
Stood down Beirut strike operation but continued Zaharani ground advance
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump halts Israel's strike on Beirut#116 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Israel takes Beaufort Castle above the Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#108 24 May
Objected directly to Trump in a call on 24 May that the Lebanon war-end clause would constrain Israel's campaign
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon clause hands Israel a deal veto#106 24 May
Three powers tell three uranium stories
Iran Conflict 2026#105 21 May
Received private US assurance that any settlement would require Iranian HEU export
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei orders the uranium to stay#87 2 May
Mentioned in: 41 killed in southern Lebanon strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#81 26 Apr
Told ministers that Hezbollah violations are 'in practice, dismantling the ceasefire'
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel evacuates seven southern Lebanon towns#82 26 Apr
Israeli strikes kill 14 north of Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#78 23 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump extends Lebanon ceasefire three weeks
Iran Conflict 2026#74 19 Apr
Told cabinet Israeli troops would not withdraw from 10km buffer inside Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu refuses Lebanon withdrawal on Day 4#74 19 Apr
#74 18 Apr
Mentioned in: India warns Iran after tankers fired on with clearance
Iran Conflict 2026#72 17 Apr
Told cabinet IDF would not withdraw from southern Lebanon and ceasefire excluded Hezbollah
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon truce frays on day one#71 16 Apr
Told ministers he agreed to the ceasefire at Trump's request but learned of the announcement from the media
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon ceasefire announced on Truth Social#72 17 Apr
#72 17 Apr
#66 12 Apr
Mentioned in: IDF kills 18 in Lebanon as talks end
Iran Conflict 2026#74 11 Apr
Mentioned in: Khamenei recovering, governing by audio conference
Iran Conflict 2026#64 10 Apr
Hezbollah Missile Hits Tel Aviv Range
Iran Conflict 2026#64 10 Apr
Pakistan Host Neutrality Blown on X
Iran Conflict 2026#65 10 Apr
Ghalibaf names three ceasefire breaches
Iran Conflict 2026#65 10 Apr
Half of Iran's missiles survive, WSJ reports
Iran Conflict 2026#63 9 Apr
Mentioned in: Israel kills 254 in largest Lebanon operation
Iran Conflict 2026#62 8 Apr
Lebanon clause splits three signatories on day one
Iran Conflict 2026#54 1 Apr
Trump declares war won, orders pullout
Iran Conflict 2026#54 1 Apr
IAEA rejects Trump's war victory claim
Iran Conflict 2026#52 30 Mar
Trump says taking Iran's oil is his goal
Iran Conflict 2026#51 28 Mar
Vance rebuffs Netanyahu on regime change
Iran Conflict 2026#47 24 Mar
Mentioned in: Katz: IDF holds all land south of Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#47 24 Mar
endorsed framework while IDF tempo unchanged
Iran Conflict 2026: Israeli generals fear a deal too soon#46 23 Mar
Conveyed Trump's diplomatic rationale
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump delays grid strikes, claims deal#45 22 Mar
Netanyahu backs Trump's 48hr ultimatum
Iran Conflict 2026#45 22 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF kills Radwan commander in Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026#46 22 Mar
HRW finds three war crimes in Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026#45 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent peaks at $126 — record war high
Iran Conflict 2026#43 19 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC fires 66th wave in 21 days
Iran Conflict 2026#43 19 Mar
Benefited from second US Marine deployment to the theatre
Iran Conflict 2026: USS Boxer sails with second MEU#44 19 Mar
Governed Israel as Iranian missiles struck Dimona, wounding 40
Iran Conflict 2026: Dimona struck: 40 wounded, reactor safe#44 19 Mar
Mentioned in: US hits Natanz again; no radiation leak
Iran Conflict 2026#43 19 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC spokesman killed in Tehran strike
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Claimed Israel was helping reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent touches $119 before falling back#42 18 Mar
Claimed Iran lost all nuclear and missile capacity; contradicted by IAEA
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA contradicts Netanyahu nuclear claim#42 18 Mar
Netanyahu: Trump halted energy strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Governed as IAEA revealed Iran's previously unknown fourth enrichment site
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA reveals fourth Iran enrichment site#42 18 Mar
Signalled ground operations required to achieve regime change in Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu: revolution needs ground ops#41 17 Mar
Authorised strike killing Iran's Intelligence Minister Khatib
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills intelligence chief Khatib#40 16 Mar
Granted IDF and Mossad blanket pre-approval for targeted killings
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu grants blanket kill authority#40 16 Mar
Continued offensive as Trump rejected all Pentagon-proposed off-ramps
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump rejects every Pentagon off-ramp#41 16 Mar
Ordered IAF strike on Iran's South Pars gas field
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel hits South Pars gas field#41 16 Mar
Conducted South Pars strike that Trump publicly denied prior knowledge of
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump denies knowledge of South Pars hit#40 16 Mar
Authorised IDF to publicly name Mojtaba Khamenei as a kill target
Iran Conflict 2026: IDF names Mojtaba Khamenei as target#38 15 Mar
Faced joint rebuke from five Western allies over Lebanon ground offensive
Iran Conflict 2026: Five Western allies break with Israel#38 15 Mar
Led government as Herzog urged Europe to back Hezbollah's eradication
Iran Conflict 2026: Herzog: eradicate Hezbollah#38 15 Mar
Continued Lebanon offensive as civilian death toll reached 850
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon: 850 dead, 831,000 displaced#37 15 Mar
Continued strikes as Iran's FM denied ever requesting a ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM: we never asked for a ceasefire#37 15 Mar
Continued Lebanon offensive as civilian death toll reached 850
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon: 850 dead, 831,000 displaced#35 14 Mar
Pressed regime change aim as Trump publicly doubted its feasibility
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: regime change a very big hurdle#36 14 Mar
Appointed Dermer to Lebanon file; rejected President Aoun's direct talks offer
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu taps Dermer, rejects Aoun#36 14 Mar
Agreed only to spare Beirut airport, rejecting all other US requests
Iran Conflict 2026: Spare the airport and nothing else#36 14 Mar
Mentioned in: Beijing sends envoy, not warships
Iran Conflict 2026#33 11 Mar
Conceded uncertainty over killing Khamenei and Qassem at press conference
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu concedes doubt on victory#31 8 Mar
Israel brands Mojtaba a tyrant
Iran Conflict 2026#30 7 Mar
Expanded fuel depot strikes far beyond what the US had been briefed
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel's fuel strikes exceeded US plans#30 7 Mar
Ordered strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots, blacking out Tehran with smoke
Iran Conflict 2026: Smoke from 30 depots blacks out Tehran#29 7 Mar
Authorised IDF to threaten killing any Iranian succession candidates
Iran Conflict 2026: IDF vows to kill Iran succession picks#29 7 Mar
Pressed regime change aims despite direct Chinese diplomatic warning
Iran Conflict 2026: Wang Yi warns against Iran regime change#28 6 Mar
Declared regime change an explicit Israeli war aim for the first time
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu makes regime change a war aim#22 5 Mar
Benefited as Trump's public rejection collapsed Iran's back-channel attempt
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's 'Too Late!' kills Iran's channel#22 5 Mar
Demanded the White House disclose whether secret Iran talks were underway
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu asks White House: Iran talks?#12 3 Mar
Coordinated opening strikes on Iran with US prior knowledge and pre-emption
Iran Conflict 2026: Rubio: US knew Israel would strike Iran#15 3 Mar
Escalated Lebanon ground push as Katz ordered 91st Division to advance
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel pushes 91st Division into Lebanon#12 3 Mar
Declared publicly he had yearned to strike Iran for 40 years
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu: 'yearned to do this 40 years'#9 2 Mar
Launched Lebanon offensive after securing Trump's green light
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel mobilises for Lebanon offensive#9 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Hezbollah strikes IDF base in Haifa
Iran Conflict 2026#6 1 Mar