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Milei calls Netanyahu to express Argentina's support for Israel amid Iran conflict

Today 11:48 President Javier Milei speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu via telephone, expressing Argentina’s support amid major escalation in the Middle East.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei: Argentina will move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

11-06-2025 23:21 President becomes first Argentine head of state to address Israeli Parliament, tells lawmakers he will move his country's Embassy to Jerusalem next year.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

President Milei begins 10-day tour of Italy, France, Spain, Israel

05-06-2025 15:34 Javier Milei departs for the longest international tour of his Presidency; La Libertad Avanza leader will meet Pope Leo, Macron and Meloni, but the main event will be his time in Israel.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei to meet Meloni, Pope Leo, Netanyahu on 10-day international tour

31-05-2025 13:08 President’s 10-day tour will be the longest foreign trip so far of term in office; Stops in Rome, with Meloni and Pope meetings on the agenda; Trip to end in Israel, where Milei will address Knesset.

FOREIGN POLICY

Milei to receive prize in Israel next month, speak at Knesset

28-05-2025 14:36 President Javier Milei will return to Jerusalem next month to receive an award and address Israel's parliament.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

President Milei postpones scheduled trip to Israel

19-03-2025 23:31 Tensions in Israel and Argentina lead to suspension of President Javier Milei’s trip; Decision made as conflict rages in Middle East and protests pick up at home.

GAZA WAR

Israel issues 'last warning' to Gazans

19-03-2025 17:18 Israel's most recent airstrikes have killed at least 436 people, according to Gaza's civil defence agency, disregarding the previously agreed upon ceasefire deal.

GAZA WAR

Israel vows to fight in Gaza after deadliest strikes since truce

18-03-2025 09:47 Israel unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with health ministry reporting 400 people killed, and Hamas accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock on extending the truce.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei to visit Spain, make second trip to Israel

04-03-2025 14:49 President Javier Milei will travel to Tel Aviv on March 23, according to the government; La Libertad Avanza leader hopes to meet PM Netanyahu and ink memorandum on security and defence collaboration.

by James Grainger

HOSTAGE RELEASE

No 'official confirmation' on Israeli-Argentine child hostages

18-02-2025 14:25 Hamas is set to release four hostage bodies on Thursday and six hostages on Saturday, as the Israeli-Argentine Bibas family waits in uncertainty over the potential death of 2-year-old Kfir Bibas.

GAZA CEASEFIRE

Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap

17-02-2025 15:18 Argentine Yair Horn was released Saturday as part of the sixth hostage-prisoner swap under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, appearing in better condition than hostages released the week before.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Trump and Gaza: No laughing matter

07-02-2025 10:01 What Trump wants to happen in Gaza is downright dangerous and could have dire consequences for a region that has triggered one war after another for decades.

by David Smith

As I see it

Mar-a-Lago on the Med

07-02-2025 09:58 Why is Trump’s suggestion being derided as hopelessly far-fetched and reactionary?

by James Neilson

MIDDLE EAST

'We live or die here': Gazans reject Trump proposal

06-02-2025 13:35 War-displaced Palestinians say they would never agree to give up the territory.

Crisis in Middle East

US appears to backtrack as Trump’s Gaza plan sparks global outcry

06-02-2025 13:28 Palestinians, Arab governments and world leaders respond with criticism to Donald Trump’s shock suggestion that the United States should take over Gaza.

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST

Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza as he welcomes Netanyahu

04-02-2025 22:07 Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for crucial talks on the truce with Hamas, as the US president suggested permanently resettling Palestinians from war-battered Gaza.

Hostage Release

Gaza militants hand over eight more hostages

30-01-2025 11:17 Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in southern Gaza near the family home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar Thursday to witness the ceasefire's third hostage-prisoner exchange.

Hostage Release

Gaza hostage families conflicted over those not on release list

24-01-2025 11:06 Argentine-Israeli Itzik Horn has one son on the list of 33 hostages to be freed, and another who will remain in Gaza until further notice.

Israel Palestinian Conflict

Air strikes in Gaza crush joy of ceasefire deal

16-01-2025 12:16 Israeli air strikes have killed 73 people and injured 200 since Wednesday’s ceasefire announcement, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

Israel, Hamas agree Gaza ceasefire, hostage release deal

15-01-2025 20:09 Multiphase ceasefire deal, brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, commits Israel and Hamas to ending the war in Gaza after 15 months.

International criminal court

World leaders split as ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu

21-11-2024 14:38 Global reaction as International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as a Hamas' top military chief.

International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif

21-11-2024 14:30 Hague court issues arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.

HUMAN RIGHTS WARRANT

International Criminal Court: Catching the world's most wanted

21-11-2024 14:22 International Criminal Court's historic arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders highlight its ongoing struggle for enforcement and recognition, with limited convictions and reliance on cooperation from member states.

ICC RULING ON ISRAEL

Argentina says ICC warrants 'ignore' Israel's right to self-defence

21-11-2024 13:36 President Javier Milei’s government says International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister "ignores" the country's right to defend itself.

WORLD

Trump return sows new uncertainty for stunned global leaders

06-11-2024 17:16 The world digested the return of Donald Trump to the White House with a sense of shock and trepidation. In Argentina, an ecstatic Milei sent congratulatory text messages to billionaire Elon Musk.

UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

World leaders pledge to work with Trump as he claims US election win

06-11-2024 07:34 World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump as he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris, while financial markets also rose.

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST

Israel sends thousands more troops into Lebanon

08-10-2024 11:00 Israel ramps its ground offensive against Hezbollah along Lebanon's southern coast.

Bombing in Beirut

Israel hits Beirut as world awaits its response against Iran

03-10-2024 15:54 Nine people died and dozens injured in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, after an Israeli strike on a medical site. Amidst waiting for Israel’s response against Iran, Beirut was bombed and the European Union increased humanitarian aid by 30 million euros.

MIDDLE EAST

Flurry of diplomacy to ease Middle East tensions

05-08-2024 11:54 Diplomatic pressure mounted Monday to avoid an escalation between Iran and Israel following high-profile killings that have sent regional tensions soaring, while numerous governments urged their citizens to leave Lebanon.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei signs Biden’s statement calling for Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal

06-06-2024 12:20 President Javier Milei’s government co-signs US-led statement urging Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal and Israel to accept compromises in a bid to stop the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

‘Wrong’: Argentina slams ICC decision to request Netanyahu’s arrest

23-05-2024 15:37 “Argentina considers the comparison made by the prosecutor of lawful authorities of a democratic State with leaders of a terrorist organisation responsible for brutal crimes wrong and rejects it,” the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

ICC seeks Gaza 'war crimes' arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

20-05-2024 10:41 Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, applies for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

GEOPOLITICS

Gaza conflict shows limits of Argentina, Brazil’s influence in Middle East

27-04-2024 06:32 In the grand chessboard of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Argentina and Brazil find themselves limited more by the game's rules than by their own ambitions.

by Sam Forster

War in Middle East

Mediators seek Gaza truce as United States calls for 'immediate ceasefire'

04-03-2024 13:04 Mediators in Cairo push towards a Gaza truce after the US, Israel's top ally, stepped up pressure for a halt in fighting and more aid to enter the besieged Palestinian territory.

War in Gaza

Netanyahu orders Israeli army to ready plan to 'evacuate' Rafah

09-02-2024 12:36 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered military officials to draw up plans for "evacuating" Rafah, where half of Gaza's 2.4 million people are currently sheltering

Milei in Israel

Milei meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

07-02-2024 15:16 Two leaders discuss trade opportunities, Milei’s plan to denounce Hamas as a terrorist organisation and potential move of Argentina's Israeli Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

From Israel, Milei announces plan to move Argentina's Embassy to Jerusalem

06-02-2024 11:51 Upon his arrival in Israel, President Javier Milei immediately announced that he plans to move the embassy to Jerusalem; Hamas "strongly condemns" libertarian leader's announcement.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei’s Jerusalem visit signals Argentina’s support of Israel

05-02-2024 18:55 President Javier Milei chose Jerusalem as the destination of his first bilateral trip, underscoring his government’s willingness to bring Argentina closer to Israel.

Gaza

UN court tells Israel to protect Gazans, avoids ceasefire call

26-01-2024 11:54 United Nations’ top court tells Israel it must act to immediately prevent the killing and harm to innocent Palestinians in an interim ruling that stopped short of demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Middle East

Israeli PM announces wartime 'emergency government' with Gantz

11-10-2023 12:24 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu establishes "emergency government" with politician and retired Army general Benny Gantz for the duration of the war.