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Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders
• July 20, 2025, 1:24 PM ET (AP)
Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
• July 20, 2025, 11:51 AM ET (AP)
Pope Leo XIV renews his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
• July 20, 2025, 10:54 AM ET (AP)
32 Palestinians shot dead trying to reach US group's food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say
• July 19, 2025, 7:31 PM ET (AP)
Correction: Mideast-Wars-Gaza story
• July 19, 2025, 11:59 AM ET (AP)
The table provides a chronological list of the prime ministers of Israel.
| prime minister | term |
|---|---|
| *From 1986 to 1990, Yitzhak Shamir was prime minister of Israel in alliance with Shimon Peres. | |
| David Ben-Gurion (1st time) | 1948–53 |
| Moshe Sharett | 1953–55 |
| David Ben-Gurion (2nd time) | 1955–63 |
| Levi Eshkol | 1963–69 |
| Golda Meir | 1969–74 |
| Yitzhak Rabin (1st time) | 1974–77 |
| Menachem Begin | 1977–83 |
| Yitzhak Shamir (1st time) | 1983–84 |
| Shimon Peres (1st time) | 1984–86 |
| Yitzhak Shamir* (2nd time) | 1986–92 |
| Yitzhak Rabin (2nd time) | 1992–95 |
| Shimon Peres (2nd time) | 1995–96 |
| Benjamin Netanyahu (1st time) | 1996–99 |
| Ehud Barak | 1999–2001 |
| Ariel Sharon | 2001–06 |
| Ehud Olmert | 2006–09 |
| Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd time) | 2009–21 |
| Naftali Bennett | 2021–22 |
| Yair Lapid | 2022 |
| Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd time) | 2022– |