Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered a fresh setback on Wednesday as Shas, a key ultra-Orthodox party, decided to quit the ruling coalition, multiple Israeli media outlets reported.

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday rejected Israel's request to withdraw arrest warrants against its prime minister and former defence minister while the ICC reviews Israeli challenges to its jurisdiction over the conduct of the Gaza war.

A key partner in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially withdrawn from the coalition, dealing a major blow to the official and leaving him in the minority within the Israeli parliament.

Some of the prime minister’s political allies have quit over a proposal to make religious students serve in military, and more are threatening to do so.

A religious party has quit Israel's ruling coalition in a dispute over military service, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a razor-thin majority in parliament but still enough political support to secure a potential Gaza ceasefire.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost another coalition partner amid an ongoing row over mandatory military service for ultraorthodox men, with the Shas party reportedly quitting the government on Wednesday. The ultraorthodox party said it was ...

Why has the Gaza war lasted so long? In a blockbuster investigative profile published this morning, the Times Magazine explains how Benjamin Netanyahu prolonged it partly for personal political reasons.

Israeli strikes 'were not a victory, but an escape from internal pressure' faced by Netanyahu’s government, says Syrian information minister - Anadolu Ajansı