Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert breaks ranks, declaring Netanyahu's war has no endgame and no moral compass. From failed strategy to lost global credibility, Olmert says it's time to end the war, hold elections,

The Shas party said it would resign over the government’s failure to enshrine into law the long-standing military exemption for the ultra-Orthodox community.

Netanyahu has so far prolonged the war to remain in power. Now as another party leaves his coalition government, he is reportedly considering calling an early election for the autumn.

A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it is quitting the government, leaving him with a minority in parliament.

Israeli leaders said they launched attacks on Syria this week to protect members of the Druze religious group in the country’s south, amid clashes in the area.

Russia and Iran have strongly condemned Israel’s latest airstrikes on Syrian territory, calling them illegal and destabilizing. Moscow blasted the strikes as a “gross violation” of Syria’s sovereignty,

The Israeli leader has been alienating his allies and is spiraling toward early elections.

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.