Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition on Wednesday boycotted a Knesset vote endorsing US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza.

Benjamin Netanyahu taunted Zohran Mamdani, saying he would return to New York, defying the socialist mayor-elect’s pledge to have him arrested on charges of war crimes.

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the request would help unify the country at a time of momentous changes in the region.

Mamdani has pledged to honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Israel's siege of Gaza.

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 appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country's president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, a move backed by close ally U.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his country's military will not withdraw from territories it occupied in southern Syria.