Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Wednesday that he would not hesitate to visit New York, despite a pledge by the city’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, to honor an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon from the president during his trial on corruption charges that has long divided the country.

Israeli leader demands large buffer zone after Trump warned Israel against actions that could destabilize the new government in Damascus.

Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, has pledged to honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Mr. Netanyahu has been accused of crimes against humanity in connection with the war in Gaza.

What began as Israel’s leader cold-shouldering the mainstream media is becoming a more widespread assault on the country’s freedom of the press.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to visit New York despite Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s threats to enforce ICC arrest warrants. Legal authority is debated, but Netanyahu remains defiant amid international controversy.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a pardon would be in Israel's "national interest" and cited U.S. President Donald Trump's support.

Herzog has come under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to grant Netanyahu a pardon. Trump has compared his ally Netanyahu's legal troubles there to his own at home, which he has characterized as a political witch hunt.

During a long phone call on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Trump for more support in his push for a pardon from Israel's president, two U.S. officials and one Israeli official said.