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Netanyahu met Republican US Senator Ernst at Jerusalem Office, PMO says

This is the second time Ernst and Netanyahu have met in the last year, with them previously meeting in August 2025, when the war with Hamas was still ongoing in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 23 January 2026), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with US Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).
Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.

Bild case: Hearing scheduled for today on extending restrictive conditions of PMO chief of staff

US Senator Lindsey Graham holds a press conference in Jerusalem, November 2024; illustrative.

'Crucial time in the Middle East': Sen. Lindsey Graham to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu

Yemen's presidential leadership council has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salem bin Breik and appointed Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani as the country's new prime minister.

Yemen PM Salem bin Breik resigns, Zindani appointed successor


Dermer in Washington for discussions with Trump envoy Witkoff on Gaza

"It's hard to square the circle," Witkoff said of Hamas' demand to stop the war and Israel's demand that Hamas not be part of the government in the Gaza Strip.

L to R: US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (illustration).

Netanyahu blames IDF after Ofri Bibas says family did not approve PMO's list

"An entire country has become casualty officers and is knocking on our door. Shameful," Ofri, aunt to Ariel and Kfir, wrote on Facebook.

 Ofri Bibas Levy, 37, poses with a picture of her family still held hostage after representatives of families of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 held a press conference, after submitting legal filings to the International Criminal Court. February 14, 2024.

Why were KAN's senior journalists removed from the PMO updates group?

Dostri's move comes after the two journalists published that Netanyahu had reprimanded his spokesman following his conduct.

 Omer Dostri, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, February 19, 2025.

Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger, Gadi Moses released from Gaza

According to information presented to mediators of the deal, five Thai citizens are also expected to be released by Hamas.

 Agam Berger, Arbel Yehoud y Gadi Moses.

Lebanon's next PM extends hand to Hezbollah, aims to rebuild Lebanon

Salam said he would work for justice for the victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, which killed at least 220 people and no senior official has taken responsibility for.

 Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam getures at the presidential palace on the day he meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in Baabda, Lebanon January 14, 2025.

Third document passed by Ari Rosenfeld to Feldstein has been revealed

The document discusses, according to the indictment, a Hamas operation that planned to exert psychological pressure against the State of Israel. 

 Eliezer Feldstein, the central suspect in the PMO security leak affair.

Lebanon’s Nawaf Salam emerges as possible Prime Minister choice - analysis

Consultations on the next prime minister of the country are expected to end on January 13.

 ICJ President Judge Nawaf Salam

Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis dies at 88

During his tenure, Simitis managed a period of economic reform, steering the country through changes and stabilizing the Greek economy.

 Costas Simitis during a political event in Thessaloniki, 2019.

Can Bennett solve Israel's dilemma? - opinion

Currently, Bennett – eloquent, dynamic, successful – is marked as a likely successor to our longest-serving prime minister.

 NAFTALI BENNETT attends a commemoration ceremony 30 days after the death of soldier Yona Brif, wounded on October 7, 2023, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, last week. The former prime minister realizes that the Palestinian question cannot be ignored, the writer asserts.

What prostate issue does Netanyahu have that requires him to undergo surgery? - explainer

Benign prostate enlargement is not cancerous and is very common—particularly in men after they reach the age of 50.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a Special Session in Honor of President Santiago Peña of Paraguay at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 11, 2024.