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Israeli protesters march and block highways across Israel, calling for a ceasefire, the return of all hostages, and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down.
2024-07-7

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office announces that mandatory indoor mask-wearing will be lifted for the second time on April 23 at 8 p.m., pending approval from the Knesset Health Committee. However, mask wearing will still be mandatory in high-risk locations and by those who are in quarantine.
2022-04-20

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announce an agreement to allow vaccinated travelers to travel between the countries without the need to quarantine in order to restore their countries' tourism industries.
2021-02-14

The Trump administration announces that the United States no longer considers Israeli settlement of the West Bank as illegal "per se" under international law. The announcement is praised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and condemned by the European Union, the Palestinian National Authority, and Jordanian Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi.
2019-11-18

Israelis go to the polls to elect the new members of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) and a new Prime Minister.
2019-04-9

The Attorney General of Israel Avichai Mandelblit says that after more than two years of investigations he has decided to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
2019-02-28

Former Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, is buried on his ranch in southern Israel following a state funeral at the Knesset attended by foreign dignitaries and Israelis.
2014-01-14

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon dies at the age of 85 after spending eight years in a coma following a stroke.
2014-01-11

Israel denies pressuring Greece to stop the ships participating in the flotilla from departing; Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu's inner cabinet instructs the Israel Defense Forces to stop it.
2011-06-27

Former Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon is taken home from hospital still in a comatose state.
2010-11-12