Support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud has fallen to its lowest level in nearly a year, while two leading rivals have gained ground in the race for premier, according to a new Israeli opinion poll published Friday.

Lebanon’s health ministry has reported that Israeli airstrikes in the southern regions of the country killed 12 people on Wednesday, amid ongoing hostilities despite an April ceasefire and a conditional truce announced last week.

A former top adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that the Israeli Prime Minister’s influence with US President Donald Trump is rapidly eroding, signaling a major shift in one of world politics' most prominent alliances.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration's peace talks with Tehran, saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “doesn’t call the shots.”

U.S. President Donald Trump has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept any agreement reached between the United States and Iran, the Financial Times reported late Sunday.

Israel's parliament has elected a lawyer closely associated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to serve as the country's state watchdog, a move that has intensified debate over judicial independence, government accountability and political influence in Israel.

A chaotic and highly controversial vote in Israel's Knesset has ended with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal lawyer, Michael Rabello, being elected as the nation's next state comptroller. The independent government watchdog role is vital to holding Israeli leadership accountable, making the appointment of a close Netanyahu ally a major flashpoint.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a fierce political backlash at home after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened to halt planned Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah in Beirut, shaking Netanyahu's political standing ahead of a crucial election.