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Congressional leaders are meeting this week with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after some lawmakers accused the Israeli leader of trying to drag the U.S. into another war.

Sen. Bernie Sanders attacks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he visits White House, calling him a “war criminal.” President Donald Trump paid no attention to the remarks by Sanders,

A parody news account shared a fabricated image of Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and falsely suggested Syrian leader had been speaking Hebrew.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iran will not pursue nuclear weapons following U.S. and Israeli strikes, stating Tehran is afraid after feeling "the might of America and Israel."

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran and Gaza conflicts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he wanted peace with Palestinians but described any future independent state as a platform to destroy Israel and for that reason sovereign power of security must remain with Israel.

Israel and the International Criminal Court Prosecutor have been engaging in an almost weekly duel of legal briefs in their third round of fighting over whether a "State of Palestine" exists which can grant the ICC judges jurisdiction over war crimes probes against Israelis.