In response, 32% of people said they believed Netanyahu should accept a plea deal that would see him retire from politics for good. Another 27% said the trial should be canceled, and 23% said the trial should continue until the judges reach a verdict.

Republican NYC Councilwoman Inna Vernikov is daring mayor-elect Mamdani to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu by inviting him to New York City on Mamdani's first day in office.

Ron Dermer, a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an influential figure in the Israeli government throughout the war in Gaza, resigned as minister of strategic affairs.

A trolling Brooklyn pol has invited Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to the city Jan. 1 — the day of the swearing-in of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who has vowed to try to arrest Bibi when he visits

Turkey prepares 2,000 soldiers for potential Gaza peacekeeping mission under U.N. mandate, but Israel firmly rejects Anakara's military presence in the enclave.

Exactly one month after the deal took effect, the U.S. is working to get Israel and Hamas to enter the next phase, the details of which have not been worked out.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is moving toward greater self-reliance, denying reports of a long-term US aid deal and stressing that Israel fights its own battles without foreign troops.