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Hamas said, however, that it was showing flexibility and that the talks on a ceasefire, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, are going in a serious direction.

"Just as we acted forcefully against the terrorist arms of Iran's axis of evil, so we will act against the Houthis," he said in a video statement a day after a missile fired from Yemen fell in the Tel Aviv area, causing a number of mild injuries.

Charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Netanyahu will testify three times a week, the court said

He spoke on Sunday after a lightning rebel advance ended Syrian President Bashar Assad's rule

France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot spoke to his counterpart in the aftermath of the ICC arrest warrant and President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Netanyahu on Friday to outline Paris' position, diplomatic sources said.

We support international courts and we apply their warrants, the Irish PM said

He said a deal now depended on Israel's response and the "seriousness" of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - and that Hezbollah would keep negotiating and fighting at the same time.

The police did not provide details about the suspects, but officials pointed to domestic political critics of Netanyahu. Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the incident and warned against “an escalation of the violence in the public sphere”.

Neither Netanyahu nor his family were present and there was no damage reported, police said.

Israeli PM Netanyahu said he has spoken three times with Trump since Tuesday's election and they “see eye-to-eye regarding the Iranian threat and all of its components”.

'Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon,' his spokesman Omer Dostri told AFP of the attacks that killed nearly 40 people and wounded nearly 3,000, and preceded Israel's ongoing military operation in Lebanon

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said

"The day after Hamas no longer controls Gaza and Hezbollah no longer sits on our northern border, we are working these days on plans to stabilize those two fronts. But the day after includes something else of utmost importance," Netanyahu said in a speech to parliament.

Benjamin Netanyahu stood motionless at a lectern during the ceremony in Jerusalem as audience members in the crowd shouted, interrupting him for more than a minute, according to a live broadcast of the speech.

"We promised we would respond to the Iranian attack and on Saturday we struck. The attack in Iran was precise and powerful, achieving all of its objectives," Netanyahu said in a speech marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year.

The escalation follows a series of regional hostilities, with Iran's allied group Hezbollah joining forces against Israel in support of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched an assault on Israel earlier in October.

The White House has backed Israel's strikes, confirming prior notification from Tel Aviv and stating that US forces were not involved.

Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets in southern Gaza featuring Yahya Sinwar's image and messages claiming that Hamas would no longer rule Gaza.

"Iran's proxies who tried to assassinate me and my wife today made a grave mistake," said Netanyahu who, his office said, was not home at the time of the incident

President Biden said he has an understanding of how and when Israel was going to retaliate against missile attacks by Iran.