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Witkoff and Kushner to see Putin in Moscow, then Zelensky in Dublin
Trump's envoys plan a Thursday meeting with Putin and a later one with Zelensky, Axios reported, and want European representatives brought into the peace talks.
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Insults and a removal at the first Knesset Arrangements Committee session
Knesset votes 63-50 to approve Arrangements Committee led by Roi Folkman
Netanyahu renews unity government call a day after contested Knesset speech
Attorneys general from 13 US states warn UK and Netherlands over Israel sanctions
Eisenkot calls off Likud talks, says Netanyahu unfit to stay in office
US House turns back bid to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth, 211-204
Ayala Hasson quits Kan, saying the broadcaster silences large parts of Israel
Bennett and Kariv heckle Netanyahu over Qatar; Democrats walk out of Knesset
Eisenkot bloc and Lapid file bills on the 26th Knesset's opening day
Iran's Rezaei denies planned meeting with Vance, says no US talks underway
Eisenkot calls Netanyahu's Knesset swearing-in speech 'hate-filled' and shameful
Netanyahu tells new Knesset to form unity government, warns of Iran pressure
Amir Ohana opens 26th Knesset with call for unity and a line on Hamas
Shas says it still backs Netanyahu and is holding no talks with rivals
Smotrich urges Matan Kahana to refuse Knesset speaker post over votes
Eisenkot says bloc agreed on Matan Kahana as its Knesset speaker pick
Canada sanctions 11 Iranian entities over nuclear proliferation concerns
Iranian security council secretary denies any negotiations with Washington
Eisenkot and Lieberman agree on Knesset speaker and Haredi outreach, reports say
Trump tells Reuters Abu Dhabi talks could bring Russia-Ukraine breakthrough
Trump questions honesty of US midterms; Schumer calls him a crybaby
Netanyahu renews unity government call after Herzog gives mandate to Eisenkot
Iran's security council chief Rezaei expected to meet JD Vance in Qatar
United Torah Judaism rejects Eisenkot party bid to replace Knesset speaker Ohana
Hasidic newspaper ties support for any government to a draft exemption law
French ministry report says Israeli accounts amplified riot narratives
Iran says IAEA inspectors visited its Bushehr nuclear facility in recent days
Trump to host Qatar's prime minister in the Oval Office on Iran mediation
Liberman calls anyone with other Knesset priorities 'simply an idiot'
Netanyahu names Ofir Katz to chair Likud's faction in the 26th Knesset
Eisenkot to hold off on swearing in government until Knesset speaker is replaced
Liberman denies sabotaging Eisenkot, defends Haredi draft compromise talk
France says it will join US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi
Ra'am would back an Eisenkot government even without a coalition deal
Dana White says he will meet Trump to discuss press secretary offer
Netanyahu calls for a unity government, and Eisenkot's party calls it spin
Netanyahu calls for a unity government, but only with all his coalition allies
White House voices support for Pete Hegseth as dismissal talk circulates
Trump says US is talking to Iran as Qatar-mediated talks show progress
Rubio denies reports he will quit Trump administration ahead of 2028
Houthis seek $51 billion and recognition from Saudi Arabia in truce talks
Trump tells ABC he intends to keep Hegseth as impeachment push builds
Eisenkot's Yashar! finishes first round of talks with three change-bloc parties
Entry resumes at President's Residence; foreign journalist still held
Shas denies Aryeh Deri sent letter resigning from Knesset and party helm
Lapid rules out Netanyahu unity government, citing Zini and US midterms
Likud says opposition talks with Arab parties are a 'knife in the back'
Israel asks Lebanon, via US mediators, to set up Hezbollah roadblocks
Vance says US feels good about Iran deal as Qatari mediators leave Tehran
Americans vote in US midterms as Israel weighs stakes of a hostile Congress
Qatari mediators return to Tehran with draft of a possible US-Iran deal
Democrats back Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister, completing opposition bloc
Jewish Democrats push back as Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers
US-Iran talks show 'some progress' as nuclear gaps persist, reports say
Iran's foreign minister says Doha talks on track but no final deal yet
Araghchi calls Vance letter a positive step, says Iran sent delegation to Qatar
Eisenkot sets four coalition conditions, leaves door open to any lawmaker
Avigdor Liberman says he has no desire to become Knesset speaker
Iran deputy minister in Doha as source says direct US talks not yet agreed
Qatari mediators spend 12 hours in Tehran pressing for a US-Iran deal
Trump says Iran wants to talk and the US has time to negotiate
Czech diplomat, 30, killed by minibus on Jerusalem's Agrippas Street
Netanyahu and Ben Gvir meet on blocking a change-bloc minority government
Vance writes to Iran's Rezaei on talks as Trump denies directing outreach
Israel's opposition weighs replacing Knesset speaker Ohana, with Lapid floated
Trump post crediting him for Netanyahu tie was later signed Irving Schwartz
Trump denies Netanyahu pressured him into a second endorsement
Iranian official tells Reuters nuclear file is off the table at regional talks
Trump administration eyes Viktor Orban as next UN Secretary-General
Report says Netanyahu told diplomats to back Argentina on Falklands talks
US memo on Iranian plots against officials informs Mideast embassy staffing
US orders families out of Saudi Arabia and trims embassy staff, CNN says
Netanyahu tells Israelis to prepare for banking sanctions and a bypass economy
Bottle thrown toward Netanyahu's convoy at Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market
US moves to pull some embassy staff and families from Gulf posts, citing Yemen
Herzog visits Budapest, meets President Baka as Hungary vows stable ties
Israel accepted as a Pacific Islands Forum partner after Sa'ar's Fiji visit
EU condemns settler attack on European diplomats near Taybeh in the West Bank
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after 5 days in the job
Herzog meets Aliyev and Bahrain's foreign minister at Baku summit
Colombia opens its embassy in Jerusalem, the tenth in the city, says Sa'ar
Netanyahu tours eastern barrier near Kibbutz Massada, tells enemies 'do not test us'
Five bodies deny meeting Kamel as scrutiny turns to Netanyahu's alibi ceremony
Israel and the Czech Republic sign space cooperation declaration in Tel Aviv
Justice Department confirms search of Ilhan Omar's home; Trump denies role
Netanyahu aide Urich asked ChatGPT how to improve Qatar's image, Channel 12 says
Trump calls Nobel decision an 'indelible stain' on Norway after Pillay win
Trump picks Trump Media adviser Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary
Sa'ar ties British consulate closure to UK's 'hostile steps' toward Israel
Israel says British Consulate in Jerusalem has closed after 12 UK officials barred
UK consulate in East Jerusalem loses its signs as 20 British diplomats leave
Ahead of October 7 anniversary, Israel warns citizens abroad to stay alert
Government releases Mount Herzl speeches by Netanyahu and Herzog after heckle
Ireland players bow heads during Israeli anthem as Israel wear black armbands
Netanyahu, Herzog and US envoy honour passengers who subdued flydubai pilot
Netanyahu warns of a heavy price if anyone sent the flydubai co-pilot
Trump credits Israeli plumber after Netanyahu call on flydubai FZ1073
Herzog congratulates Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's new prime minister
Israel summons Spain's chargé d'affaires over minister's 'river to the sea' remark
Egypt's spy chief phoned Netanyahu days before October 7, WSJ reports
Israel gives Dutch diplomats in Ramallah seven days to return credentials
Netanyahu's office denies Egypt warned Israel before the October 7 attack
Netanyahu tells UN of brother Yoni's 1967 vow, 'We have no other choice'
Netanyahu urges Paraguay, Panama and Bolivia leaders to join Isaac Accords
Netanyahu meets Argentina's Milei at the UN, praises his economic overhaul
Abbas addresses UN General Assembly by video after US visa refusal
Netanyahu thanks Slovenia's Janša for Israel's new embassy in Ljubljana
Netanyahu and Mitsotakis meet at UN, discuss Israeli defense systems and Cyprus summit
Reuters: US drafted Rubio statement against UK settlement import ban, never issued
Pezeshkian holds up Khamenei image in UN General Assembly address
French source says Macron's Hamas remark was a translation error
Witkoff says US and Iran talked through mediators at the UN, not face to face
Israeli PM's office rejects Macron UN claim on Hamas in the West Bank
Israel launches "UN's Lie Industry" video ahead of Netanyahu speech
Trump speaks without sound as US networks halt pool coverage
Networks suspend White House pool as Trump speaks with no audio
US prepares sweeping sanctions to cut ICC off from dollar transactions
Trump cuts short Camp David weekend, returns to White House early
UAE official disputes report that bin Zayed warned Netanyahu before October 7
Trump says US has struck 'permanent' security deal over Greenland
Ex-Palestinian minister says he carried Sinwar message to Israel before Oct. 7
Israel and Morocco agree to raise missions to full embassies
US officials met Houthi representatives in Oman, Reuters reports
Israel, Morocco and US agree steps to upgrade ties at New York summit
Netanyahu to fly to New York next week for UN General Assembly address
Swedish center-left edges ahead as count narrows to a few seats
Israel's Foreign Ministry calls UN rapporteur Albanese a Hamas "spokesperson"
Herzog tells Cypriot leader he dreams of meeting Lebanon's president in Nicosia
Britain says it showed leadership; Israel rejects 'political scenery'
Herzog calls UK settlement sanctions a grave miscalculation
Netanyahu tells cabinet at Rosh Hashanah toast Iran's regime is faltering
Putin tells US envoys Russia will achieve its aims in Ukraine
Israel's Foreign Ministry and Huckabee criticise UK's Miliband over Gaza video
Israel and DR Congo signal embassy moves to Jerusalem and Kinshasa
Netanyahu calls new Israel-Greece security agreement one of the largest ever
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Israel Names Ruth Cohen-Dar as First Ambassador in Ljubljana
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Netanyahu Hosts Europe's Patriots and a New Jerusalem Branch
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Netanyahu Calls the Israeli Freed From a Venezuelan Jail
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A Documentary on UNRWA Opens Days Before the UN Votes
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Israel Opens an Embassy in Tallinn as Iran Targets Its Diplomats
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Douglas Murray and Charlie Kirk Honoured at a Jerusalem Summit
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A Veteran Lawyer Is Israel's Pick for Ambassador to Athens
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Sa'ar Asks 250 US State Lawmakers for More Anti-Boycott Laws
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Cabinet Blocks the One October 7 Inquiry That Can Compel Testimony
