Prime Minister of Israel
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enjamin Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and leader of the Likud party who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since December 2022, having previously held the office from 1996–1999 and 2009–2021. He is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.
Born in 1949, Netanyahu served as an officer in the elite Sayeret Matkal military unit before studying architecture and business management at MIT. His political and diplomatic career has included serving as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, foreign minister, finance minister, leader of the opposition and prime minister. A dominant and often polarising figure in Israeli politics, Netanyahu has played a central role in the country’s security, economic and foreign policy for more than three decades.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has personally defended the Government's sanctions against Israeli settlements, telling MPs that Britain 'has to stand for something' and must back support for a two-state solution with action.
Israel has given Britain 30 days to close its consulate in East Jerusalem, while other UK officials have seven days to leave and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is among British nationals barred from entering Israel.
Israel has announced the closure of the British Consulate in East Jerusalem and a series of further retaliatory measures after the UK unveiled new restrictions targeting trade linked to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Israel is considering expelling British officials from the US-led Gaza coordination centre as tensions rise with Andy Burnham's Government over planned measures targeting Israeli settlements.
Andy Burnham is poised to impose a trade ban on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as ministers prepare a wider response to the E1 settlement expansion.