In Case 1,000, Netanyahu is alleged to have received some US$200,000 (A$305,000) worth of gifts, including cigars and champagne, from Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan and Australian billionaire James Packer.

President Isaac Herzog weighing Prime Minister Netanyahu's pardon request; sources say elections may be moved up in exchange.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the family of the last Israeli hostage still held in Gaza that he is determined to ensure Ran Gvili's body is returned, the premier's office said Saturday.

The parents of Ran Gvili, one of the two remaining slain hostages still held in Gaza, urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stall the next phase of the US-brokered peace deal with Hamas — until their son’s body is brought home.

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani pledged to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under an International Criminal Court warrant, prompting a federal legislative response.

Police on Friday arrested anti-government activist Yolanda Yavor, a Tel Aviv University lecturer from Or Akiva, for social media posts allegedly inciting violence against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others.

According to the PMO, Netanyahu praised the Gvili family’s “dignified and steadfast” conduct and reiterated Israel’s commitment to return all hostages, living and deceased.