Tens of thousands of protesters, including families of Israeli captives, waved Israeli flags and chanted slogans against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Tel Aviv on Saturday. They demanded new elections and the return of captives held in Gaza. Large protests have been held weekly in the city, criticising Netanyahu’s handling of the nearly nine-month-old war in Gaza, which began after Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel. Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut reports from Amman, Jordan. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #TelAviv #IsraelProtests #Netanyahu […]
Israel’s Prime Minister has disbanded the war cabinet he formed after the October 7 attacks. It’s a move that was widely expected. Benjamin Netanyahu says he may create another group for limited consultation on sensitive issues. The announcement comes just over a week after Benny Gantz quit the cabinet. The Israeli government has banned Al Jazeera from reporting there, so Bernard Smith is joining us from the Jordanian capital, Amman. Alon Liel is a Former Director of Israel’s Foreign Ministry and served as the Israeli ambassador to South Africa. He warns that Netanyahu’s war cabinet dissolution may escalate aggression in Gaza and Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us […]
Laura Blumenfeld, describes the implications of Benny Gantz resigning from Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet and that with him gone it’s time for “accountability” and elections in Israel. Gantz’s departure may mean that pressure from the US, will force Israel to play by “the United States rules”. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #BennyGantz #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraeliHostages #IsraeliCaptives #IsraelWarCabinet #IsraelArmy #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant
The resignation of Benny Gantz from the Netanyahu government could leave Israel without the “moderating influence” and increase the “pressure” on Netanyahu to hold early elections, something he may lose, based on current opinion polls. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #BennyGantz #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraeliHostages #IsraeliCaptives #IsraelWarCabinet #IsraelArmy #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant
There’s a Gaza ceasefire deal on the table, but there’s a whole load of uncertainty surrounding it, as Sandra Gathmann explains. Start Here with Sandra Gathmann breaks down the big news stories so they’re easy to understand. Check out the full Start Here playlist with all our explainer episodes here: Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #AJStartHere #AJShorts #Israel #IsraelWarCabinet #IsraelArmy #Gaza #GazaWar #Rafah #IsraelGazaWar #Hamas #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant #BennyGantz #Qatar #Egypt #UnitedStates #IsraelHamasDeal #IsraelHamasTruce #Palestine #GazaCeasefire #JoeBiden
Internal disagreements within the US government over how the administration is dealing with Israel’s actions in Gaza has led to a steady stream of resignations. At least seven officials have resigned since October. Last week, a senior State Department official quit over a report that denied Israel has been blocking aid to Gaza. Stacy Gilbert is the former State Department employee who resigned over that report. She was a Senior Civil Military Advisor at the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the US Department of State. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram […]
A spokesperson for the Israeli government says Israel is ready to stop its war on Gaza to return captives. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that the goals of the war remain unchanged and that he wants to see Hamas destroyed. This comes after US President Joe Biden presented a three-phase ceasefire plan on Friday, with the first phase entailing a limited release of captives from Gaza. The Israeli government has banned Al Jazeera from reporting in Israel, so Imran Khan is in the Jordanian capital, Amman, with more on this. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: […]
Tens of thousands of Israelis have again taken to the streets of the Israeli city, putting pressure on the government of Prime Minister Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire plan presented by United States President Joe Biden, calling on Netanyahu to publicly support the proposal. The Biden proposal is providing captives’ families with hope, they have said, but they are also concerned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some extremist members of the government could jeopardise the deal. protests have been occurring every weekend for months, with demonstrators also calling for early elections to replace Netanyahu. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports from Amman, Jordan. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us […]
“Enough is enough. We need to stop the war.” Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says that Israel’s military actions in Rafah have set back negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Qatar #QatarDiplomacy #GazaWar #Israel #Palestine #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #Hamas #AbductedIsraelis #IsraeliCaptives #QatariMediation #GazaCeasefire #Gaza #GazaAirRaids #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #GazaBombardment
Israeli military cemeteries have witnessed a wave of protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers during the Memorial Day commemoration of soldiers killed in wars, according to photos and videos posted by journalists and activists on social media. Protesters blamed ministers, who were in attendance, for shedding the blood of Israelis. Many families started to leave the Mount Herzl cemetery in West Jerusalem when Netanyahu started his speech on Monday. At the Kiryat Shaul cemetery near Tel Aviv, Israelis staged a silent protest during Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s speech, demanding his resignation and holding banners such as “Your hands are stained with their blood”. Antigovernment protesters have been […]
