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Benjamin Netanyahu in 2023

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Elections2026-11-11Updated

Netanyahu and Eisenkot clash publicly over letter on security moves

Netanyahu's office accused Eisenkot of politicising security; Eisenkot says he was refused briefings and that Knesset oversight is being delayed.

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Security2026-11-12

Israeli drone strike on jeep at Gaza's Shifa Hospital gate kills one

Miriam Peretz in 2015

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Government2026-11-12

Miriam Peretz says son Elyasaf would quit Knesset over coalition with Arab parties

Benjamin Netanyahu in 2023

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Netanyahu to brief Eisenkot in person after appeal to attorney general

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Emergency2026-11-11Updated
Brooklyn building collapse death toll rises to 8, Ynet reports
The number killed in the three-story building collapse in Brooklyn, New York, has risen to 8 according to Ynet, while N12 reported six dead in an earlier update.
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Government2026-11-11Updated
Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin, with Zelensky talks still ahead
Trump's envoys met Putin at the Kremlin on Thursday, Israeli outlets reported, citing Russia; no details of the talks have been made public yet.
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Security2026-11-12
Reports of Israeli strikes and a demolition around Kfar Tebnit in south Lebanon
Two Hebrew-language Telegram outlets reported Israeli military activity near Kfar Tebnit, Ali al-Taher ridge and Qantara; no IDF statement appears in the material.
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Security2026-11-12
Two Iranian men convicted in London of spying on Iran International journalists
A British court found two men guilty of surveilling journalists at a Persian-language channel for Iranian intelligence, while a third defendant was cleared of all charges.
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Courts & Crime2026-11-12
Tel Aviv rape indictment names Adam Yassin, 42, a supervised sex offender
Prosecutors say a man under court-ordered supervision as a sex offender followed a woman from a Tel Aviv club, raped her at home and returned about two weeks later.
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Government2026-11-12
Likud delays Liberman's confirmation as Knesset defense committee chair to Monday
The Knesset's temporary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee will not meet until Monday, leaving parliament without a working security oversight panel until then.
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Courts & Crime2026-11-12
Remand extended for 3 Ashkelon daycare staff suspected of abusing toddlers
A court kept three women in custody over suspected abuse of toddlers at private daycares in Ashkelon, and their names were cleared for publication.
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Israel2026-11-12Updated
Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate race
Colom addressed hundreds of supporters at Tougaloo College after US networks and the AP called his narrow win over the Republican incumbent.
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Archaeology2026-11-12
Honor guard sentinel rebukes Hegseth's group for laughing at Arlington tomb
A sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier hushed Pete Hegseth's party on Veterans Day, as a separate report questioned Marco Rubio's use of military jets.
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Security2026-11-12
Eisenkot to get security briefing from Netanyahu's military secretary
Former army chief Gadi Eisenkot is set to be briefed by the prime minister's military secretary, Israeli outlets reported, following a public exchange whose details were not given.
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Security2026-11-12
Liberman says a caretaker government cannot take Israel to war on its own
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman backed Gadi Eisenkot's appeal to Netanyahu, saying war-risking decisions need Knesset oversight and every security chief's consent.
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Courts & Crime2026-11-11Updated
Nvidia board weighs Huang's removal as report says suspected spy fled to China
Israeli outlets report the woman suspected of spying for China has left for Beijing, as Nvidia's board considers an interim chief to replace Jensen Huang.
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Security2026-11-12
Iran says two supertankers caught fire on a banned route through Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say two tankers carrying over four million barrels of oil were disabled and set ablaze, the latest in a run of such announcements.
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Security2026-11-12
Turkey, Iraq and Pakistan resist US push to close land borders with Iran
The New York Times reports that weeks of US lobbying failed to persuade Iran's neighbours to shut overland crossings, as they fear the cost to their own economies.
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Security2026-11-12
Elbit wins $260 million deal to supply PULS rocket artillery to a NATO state
Israel's Elbit Systems says an unnamed European NATO member will buy PULS launchers and munitions over five years, adding to Israeli defence sales in Europe.
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Security2026-11-12Updated
Electric scooter rider, 25, seriously hurt after car strikes her in Ramat Gan
Magen David Adom confirmed a 25-year-old woman on an electric scooter was seriously hurt by a car on Jerusalem Boulevard in Ramat Gan and taken to hospital.
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Security2026-11-12
Eisenkot camp and Haredi parties hit a wall over the military draft
Reports say ultra-Orthodox leaders, frustrated with Netanyahu, are talking to the change bloc, but deep gaps on religion and state, above all conscription, remain.
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Health2026-11-12
Settlers attack Atara village near Ramallah; Palestinian man, 67, beaten
Palestinian medics say a 67-year-old man was beaten and homes and cars were damaged in a settler attack on Atara, a West Bank village north of Ramallah.
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Security2026-11-12
Conservative Jewish groups welcome Stephen Miller as Trump's chief of staff
Right-leaning pro-Israel organisations sent Miller a congratulatory letter citing antisemitism, while liberal Jewish groups said his politics put the community at risk.
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Security2026-11-12
Reports from Gaza say Israeli strike hit Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis
Gaza sources claim an Israeli strike on a building at Nasser hospital killed 6 people and wounded more than 20; the Israeli military's account has not been reported.
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Security2026-11-12
Debris from two intercepted Houthi missiles falls near Mecca, Saudis say
Saudi authorities say two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen toward the Mecca region were shot down, with fragments landing in Sabuhah village, alongside a drone interception.
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Emergency2026-11-11
Four hurt in Route 80 crash near Tel Arad, a 20-year-old seriously
A road accident near Tel Arad in southern Israel left four people injured, including a young man in serious condition and a 17-year-old moderately hurt.
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Economy2026-11-11
Spain's first general strike in 14 years hits weeks before national vote
Millions stopped work and crowds filled Spanish streets over housing and living costs, Israeli outlets reported, less than three weeks before a parliamentary election.
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Security2026-11-11
Vance weighs meeting Iran's security chief Rezaei as Trump faults June deal
The Wall Street Journal says JD Vance may meet Mohsen Rezaei directly, though Rezaei said he has no plans to meet the US vice president.

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