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Benjamin Netanyahu

Arcs in the news about Benjamin Netanyahu from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 930 stories · 7,985 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 7, 2023

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The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct

23 of 172 stories this December · gone quiet

Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza · 13 articles, Dec 4Biden allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates U.S. aid · 11 articles, Dec 4UN chief invokes rarely used constitutional power to push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire · 7 articles, Dec 6Sen. Bernie Sanders supports aid to Israel but says it should have conditions · 7 articles, Dec 6UN secretary-general invokes Article 99 on Gaza in rare, powerful move · 5 articles, Dec 6White House interns demand a Middle East cease-fire in letter to Biden · 7 articles, Dec 6Israel under pressure from allies as Gaza war rages on · 57 articles, Dec 8US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza · 51 articles, Dec 8UN Security Council to consider urging Gaza ceasefire · 6 articles, Dec 8UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza · 35 articles, Dec 9The State Department OKs the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal bypassing Congress’ review · 17 articles, Dec 9Israel and the US face growing isolation over Gaza as offensive grinds on with no end in sight · 15 articles, Dec 12Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel’s ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza · 44 articles, Dec 12Biden Pushes Netanyahu to Change Stance on Palestinian Statehood · 11 articles, Dec 12US urges Israel to scale down Gaza offensive · 15 articles, Dec 13Biden envoy to meet with Abbas as the US floats a possible Palestinian security role in postwar Gaza · 28 articles, Dec 15US and Israel discuss when to scale back Gaza combat but agree fight will take months, envoy says · 6 articles, Dec 15In Israel, the US defense secretary is expected to press for a more targeted approach in Gaza · 23 articles, Dec 17U.N. Security Council delays vote on resolution to halt hostilities in Gaza · 28 articles, Dec 18US is engaging in high-level diplomacy to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza - The Daily Reporter · 10 articles, Dec 19U.N. Security Council passes Gaza aid resolution as U.S. abstains · 109 articles, Dec 20Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration approves new weapons sales to Israel · 30 articles, Dec 27Biden administration bypasses Congress to grant emergency weapons sale to Israel · 33 articles, Dec 29
The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025

16 of 278 stories this December · 48 about Benjamin Netanyahu · gone quiet

Israel Recalls Negotiators From Qatar, Steps Up Strikes on Hamas · 14 articles, Dec 2Hamas hostages drugged before release to Israel to look happy: report · 6 articles, Dec 5Biden meeting in person Wednesday the families of 8 Americans taken hostage by Hamas · 45 articles, Dec 12Families of American hostages not invited to White House Hanukkah reception · 7 articles, Dec 12Body of hostage Elia Toledano, who was taken from music festival, recovered in Gaza: IDF · 6 articles, Dec 12Hamas says no hostage releases unless Israel stops attacks · 11 articles, Dec 15IDF mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza. This is what we know so far. · 109 articles, Dec 15Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza · 46 articles, Dec 15Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza · 31 articles, Dec 17Israel presses ahead in Gaza as errant killing of captives adds to concern about its wartime conduct · 9 articles, Dec 17In Hamas captivity, an Israeli mother found the strength to survive in her 2 young daughters · 13 articles, Dec 17Hamas leader visits Cairo, a sign talks on another Gaza truce and hostage swap are gathering pace · 48 articles, Dec 20U.S.-Israeli hostage Gadi Haggai confirmed as dead · 7 articles, Dec 22Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception · 54 articles, Dec 25Israel bombs Gaza as Egypt hosts Hamas to discuss truce proposal · 11 articles, Dec 27American-Canadian-Israeli woman believed to be held hostage in Gaza pronounced dead · 20 articles, Dec 28
The warnings, failures and inquiries around the October 7 attack

3 of 8 stories this December

US intelligence community was not aware of Hamas’ plan to attack Israel, John Kirby confirms · 23 articles, Dec 1Unknown traders appear to have anticipated October 7 Hamas attack, research finds · 6 articles, Dec 4Israel finds large tunnel near Gaza border crossing, raising new questions about prewar intelligence · 63 articles, Dec 17
The Israel-Hamas war: international legal cases and war-crimes allegations

3 of 49 stories this December · 10 about Benjamin Netanyahu · gone quiet

Dutch court to rule on export of F-35 parts to Israel · 9 articles, Dec 15South Africa files case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza · 17 articles, Dec 29South Africa's genocide case against Israel sets up a high-stakes legal battle at the UN's top court · 28 articles, Dec 29
The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 21, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel · Oct 7, 2023 – May 13, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to Gaza · Oct 9, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: the push to recognize a Palestinian state · Dec 12, 2023 – Sep 17, 2026The Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US and Israeli strikes on Yemen · Dec 31, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else28 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Benjamin Netanyahu that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 27Erdogan Compares Netanyahu to Hitler5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 14Biden’s National Security Chief Visits Israel Amid Rift Over Region’s Future3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 4Corruption trial of Israeli PM Netanyahu resumes5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Nov 24– 28Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow53 articles · 39 independent sources
    6 left, 8 center, 6 right
  5. Nov 4Turkey recalls envoy to Israel, 'writes off' Netanyahu7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Oct 17– 19What Rashida Tlaib has said about Gaza hospital bombing5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  7. Oct 12– 14Trump says he stands with Netanyahu after a barrage of GOP criticism for saying he ‘let us down’9 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Oct 12Trump says Netanyahu ‘let us down’ before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  9. Oct 12It took Trump calling Hezbollah 'very smart' for Ron DeSantis to finally glove up and go after him11 articles · 11 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 3 right
  10. Oct 10– 13In the press - Israel in battle of images amid war with Hamas9 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 4 right

Stories that name Benjamin Netanyahu

  1. Dec 26Intel will build $25 billion chip factory in Israel’s ‘largest investment ever’7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 25– 26An Israeli Airstrike in Syria Kills a High-Ranking Iranian General19 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 4 right
  3. Dec 14– 15Four Hamas members arrested in suspected plot to attack Jewish institutions in Europe: prosecutors19 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 8 right
  4. Nov 8Brazil arrests two for alleged Hezbollah-backed 'terror' plot9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  5. Nov 1Bolivia severs ties with Israel, others recall envoys over Gaza22 articles · 21 independent sources
    6 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Oct 30– 31An Israeli ministry, in a ‘concept paper,' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Oct 29Mission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends15 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  8. Oct 29– 30Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel57 articles · 45 independent sources
    3 left, 11 center, 9 right
  9. Oct 23– 30How to Understand Israel’s War in Gaza32 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 3 right
  10. Oct 23– 30Israel strikes military infrastructure in Syria104 articles · 44 independent sources
    15 left, 18 center, 6 right
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