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Isaac Herzog in 2021

Elections

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Elections2026-11-07Updated

Eisenkot takes mandate and invites Likud to join a government he would lead

Accepting the mandate from Herzog, Eisenkot called for a broad emergency government and said every party would have to compromise to build a coalition.

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Donald Trump in 2025

Elections

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Elections2026-11-09Updated

Trump calls Eisenkot and Netanyahu alike after backing Netanyahu in election

Donald Trump in 2025

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Government2026-11-09Updated

Trump to host Qatar's prime minister in the Oval Office on Iran mediation

Aryeh Deri in 2018

Elections

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Elections2026-11-08Updated

Deri and Abutbul leave Shas Knesset slate; Deri stays on as party chairman

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Energy2026-11-09
Trump links Republican midterm defeat to war, fuel prices and views on Israel
In a 60 Minutes interview, Donald Trump listed public dislike of Israel among the reasons Democrats took Congress, a rare admission from a close ally of Israel's government.
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Security2026-11-09
Shin Bet asked Arab journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh about Arab voter turnout
A Balad activist released from detention over suspected foreign contact was reportedly questioned on election interference and why Arab citizens voted in high numbers.
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Security2026-11-09
Trump says Vance was right that Iran war cost Republicans the midterms
The US president said he had no problem with his vice president's analysis of the midterm loss, but added that he would launch the war against Iran again.
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Security2026-11-08
IDF says troops shot a firebomb suspect near Zababdeh; WAFA says he was 13
Israel's military says soldiers fired at a Molotov cocktail carrier south of Jenin, while the Palestinian news agency WAFA says the person hit was a 13-year-old boy.
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Government2026-11-08
Crowd estimates differ for Amsterdam march urging more sanctions on Israel
A large pro-Palestinian demonstration filled central Amsterdam, with Israeli outlets giving different crowd sizes as the Dutch prime minister addressed Gaza.
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Courts & Crime2026-11-08
Police arrest 11 in Lod after brawl following far-right march
A woman and at least one minor were among those held after clashes in an Arab neighbourhood of Lod; police say reports of a stabbing are false.
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Security2026-11-08
Rubio says US is not close to a breakthrough with Iran before G7 trip
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said talks with Iran have not been productive, describing Tehran's demands as unrealistic as other countries try to mediate.
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Government2026-11-08
Trump's Israel aid cutoff remark jolts defense officials as talks continue
Trump said US aid to Israel would stop by year's end; Ynet reports a draft deal would instead halve direct military aid from 2028 and end it by 2033.
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Security2026-11-08
Trump says 'Task Force Iron Gate' is now fully active on Iran's land borders
The US president says a new 20-member task force targeting land routes into Iran is in full effect, extending the American naval blockade of Iranian ports.
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Courts & Crime2026-11-08
Top Israeli police investigator recorded accusing prosecutors of pressure tactics
Recordings aired by journalist Amit Segal have a senior police investigator saying prosecutors revive old cases to pressure people, drawing sharp attacks from ministers.
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Security2026-11-08
Drone strike halts production at Khor Mor, a major Kurdistan gas field
A drone attack hit Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, which feeds most of the Kurdistan region's power stations, and production has been suspended.
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Israel2026-11-08
Nvidia board reviews Jensen Huang's relationship with alleged Chinese spy
Nvidia's board has opened an independent review of its chief executive after reports of an affair with a woman described as a Chinese intelligence asset; he stays on as CEO.
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Government2026-11-08
Liberman calls anyone with other Knesset priorities 'simply an idiot'
The Yisrael Beytenu leader set out four steps he says the new Knesset must take at once, including a two-term limit for prime ministers, and attacked his critics.
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Emergency2026-11-08Updated
Iranian media report explosions on Qeshm island near the Strait of Hormuz
The Jerusalem Post and Israeli channels relay Iranian reports of blasts on Qeshm, but differ on the count; who, if anyone, carried out a strike is unconfirmed.
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Courts & Crime2026-11-08
Man of about 50 seriously hurt in violent incident on Tel Aviv's HaTikva Street
Magen David Adom took the man to Ichilov hospital with a head injury; Ynet said he was beaten and fell. Police have not commented in the reports.
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Emergency2026-11-08
Sand embankment collapses onto tents in Gaza's Deir al-Balah, killing five
A bank of sand gave way on a tent camp for displaced people in central Gaza after days of heavy rain, with children among the dead and a search for missing people continuing.
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Courts & Crime2026-11-08Updated
Liberman denies Channel 13 report of Haredi backchannel, sets High Court test
Liberman called a Channel 13 report of months of secret Haredi contacts lies, while pointing to his own 2018 draft law as a basis for agreement.
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Elections2026-11-08
Yair Golan tells Liberman to go form a government with Netanyahu
The Democrats leader hit back after Channel 13 said Avigdor Liberman wants to delay repealing the judicial overhaul laws, exposing a split inside the change bloc.
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Security2026-11-08
Trump urged Netanyahu in Thursday call to move Gaza plan forward after vote
Reports say the US president told Israel's prime minister that, with the election over, Washington's frozen Gaza peace plan now has to move.
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Security2026-11-08
Britain leads a 50-country statement pressing Israel on Gaza aid access
About 50 countries are expected to sign a British-initiated statement urging Israel to widen aid entry into Gaza and admit journalists and diplomats, Israeli media report.
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Security2026-11-08Updated
IDF lists weapons found near UN posts in two southern Lebanon villages
The IDF says caches in Meiss El Jabal and a Hezbollah apartment in a-Tiri sat 100 to 250 meters from UN posts, some beside aid boxes.
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Security2026-11-08
Trump says new war with Iran is unlikely if Tehran signs a strong deal
In a CNN interview, the US president tied any return to fighting to the talks with Iran, while saying the US could destroy 38 Iranian bridges within an hour.
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Elections2026-11-08
Liberman tells Eisenkot camp a minority government would hand Netanyahu a win
Senior figures around mandate holder Eisenkot accuse Avigdor Liberman of planning for a failed coalition bid, and he says their minority government idea would collapse fast.
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Government2026-11-08
Netanyahu names Ofir Katz to chair Likud's faction in the 26th Knesset
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed MK Ofir Katz to lead the Likud faction, putting a single lawmaker in charge of managing the party's parliamentary bench.

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