Israel’s rival leaders hold security talks as caretaker government rejects calls for restraint
The meeting comes a day after the man tasked with forming Israel's next government warned against military action during the post-election transition.
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Five parties opposed to the caretaker government have nominated former minister Matan Kahana as speaker, with a vote set for November 17.
Israel’s president hands Eisenkot mandate to form government
The former military chief has four weeks to build a majority, with the Arab-led parties that backed him still dividing his own camp.
Israeli president holds back mandate despite majority for Eisenkot
The decision on who will try to form Israel's next government has been pushed back to Sunday as rival vetoes cloud the opposition's path to power.
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‘No evidence of fraud’: Israel certifies election as Likud bid to block it fails
The committee’s five-member presidium approved the results with Sohlberg’s casting vote after Likud and Shas abstained.
Ben Gvir demands arrest of Arab party leaders over ‘stolen’ election
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Israeli opposition unites behind Eisenkot but splits over Arab parties
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Israeli Left pushes for an Arab-backed government
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Netanyahu rules out the 18 seats that would hand him a majority
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Israel heads for coalition deadlock as both blocs claim victory
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Israel seals off Hebron and prepares full West Bank closure
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Ben Gvir accuses Netanyahu of promising EU governments to drop him from cabinet
Israel's national security minister says European foreign ministers were given private assurances that he will not sit in the next coalition.
Trump endorses Netanyahu and warns Israelis against the ‘wrong leader’
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Netanyahu calls for criminal investigation into sources behind Gaza documentary NAZA
Israeli prime minister calls for prosecution over alleged security breaches and defamation as documentary accuses Israeli military of war crimes and deliberate mass…
Netanyahu pledges more submarines and warships as sea becomes ‘international battlefield’
Israel's naval expansion rests on German shipyards at a time when Berlin's arms exports to the country are running at record levels.
Mamdani unveils anti-Semitism strategy days after Netanyahu clash at the UN
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Netanyahu accuses Britain and France of colonial hypocrisy at the UN
Israel, he said, occupied "a tiny sliver of land" equal to about a third of one per cent of the Arab world's landmass.
Netanyahu’s Likud Party calls Kickl’s FPÖ ‘friend of Israel’
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Ben-Gvir unveils plan to move most of Gaza’s Palestinians abroad
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Ben-Gvir posts prison video boasting of harsher conditions for Palestinian women
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Israeli troops shell Damascus countryside days after US-brokered talks with Syria
Two projectiles landed on farmland roughly 50 kilometres from the Syrian capital as a six-vehicle convoy pushed through Quneitra, state media reported.
Netanyahu rules out deal with Iran’s ‘savages’ as US sanctions target Tehran’s helpers
The Israeli prime minister has welcomed Washington's decision to squeeze third countries and firms still trading with Tehran.
European leaders demand Israel halt West Bank settlement project
France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway and Canada issued a joint statement on after Israeli authorities opened tenders for more than…
German ruling parties demand EU sanctions on Israel’s Ben-Gvir
Berlin has been among the capitals blocking EU-level measures against the Israeli national security minister.
Israeli security minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ in Gaza every night
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Netanyahu brands UK the ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ in podcast remarks
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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan
The Israeli Prime Minister has said his troops will stay put until Hamas gives up every weapon it holds.
US Senate advances Russia sanctions bill as Zelensky meets Trump in Washington
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Israel heads to polls on October 27 as Netanyahu faces uphill battle for re-election
Opposition forces, including former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, are competitive or narrowly ahead in some head-to-head scenarios.
Erdoğan accuses Israel of recognising Armenian genocide to hide Gaza ‘barbarism’
Israel's cabinet approved the recognition on June 28, in a proposal put forward by Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar.