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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicBenjamin Netanyahu

Topic: Benjamin Netanyahu

Iran rejects ceasefire negotiations while under Israel attack

According to official sources, Iran will pursue serious negotiations after responding to Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strikes’.

Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme won’t bolster Israel’s national security

Since 1967, Israel has been dominating the region militarily, but that has hardly secured Israelis, as seen in the October 2023 attacks by Hamas.

Iran retaliates against Israel, explosions heard over Tel Aviv & Jerusalem, sirens sounded

Iran's state news agency IRNA said hundreds of ballistic missiles had been launched in retaliation to Israel's biggest ever attacks on Iran.

Israel strikes targets 2nd night in row, Iran warns retaliation—‘gates of hell will open’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli campaign was aimed at defeating an existential threat from Iran, invoking the failure to halt the Holocaust in WW II.

Netanyahu says US knew about Israel plan to attack Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that he had informed Washington of his plans to strike on Iran before carrying them out.

Israel launches ‘pre-emptive strikes’ on nuclear sites in Iran, ‘top military official killed’

The strikes under Operation Rising Lion targeted, among other sites, Iran’s main nuclear enrichment complex at Natanz, Israeli PM Netanyahu confirmed in a video message.

Belgian govt distances itself from staffer who ‘put up anti-Netanyahu posters’ near embassy in Delhi

On Tuesday, Delhi Police said an embassy staff member was allegedly behind putting up ‘wanted’ posters of Israeli PM Netanyahu in Chanakyapuri area last week.

Israeli Military recovered bodies of two hostages held by Hamas, says PM Netanyahu

According to official estimates 56 Israelis are still held hostage by the Palestinian armed group, fewer than half of them believed to be alive.

Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar eliminated by Israeli forces, claims PM Netanyahu

Mohammad Sinwar had been the target of an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza earlier this month and Netanyahu said on May 21 that it was likely he had been killed.

‘Unbearable’: Germany threatens action against Israel after food & medicine shortages in Gaza

Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised air strikes on Gaza as no longer justified by the need to fight Hamas and 'no longer comprehensible', in comments at a press conference in Finland.

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.