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  Security2026-10-29

  Berlin mayoral hopeful Elif Eralp's leaked notes cite fear of Hamas supporters

  Notes from Die Linke's Berlin mayoral candidate, sent by mistake during a Der Spiegel interview edit, show she feared people with Hamas ties, prompting attacks from rivals.

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  Elections2026-10-29

  Likud tops final Israeli election count with 27 seats as Shas falls to 6

  With every ballot counted, Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 seats, the opposition bloc 48 and the Arab parties 19, according to the published results.

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  Emergency2026-10-29

  ZIM-operated container ship Contship Jet sinks in Black Sea, 18 crew rescued

  A ship chartered by Israeli carrier ZIM sank off Bulgaria after an attack by unmanned craft, losing 421 containers; all crew members were brought to safety.

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  Elections2026-10-29Updated

  Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of campaign to delegitimise election results

  Gadi Eisenkot says Netanyahu and Likud are trying to undermine the election outcome and vows the 26th Knesset will be sworn in as planned.

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  Security2026-10-29

  Lapid says Knesset can be sworn in after meeting Shin Bet chief David Zini

  Yair Lapid said after talks with the Shin Bet head and the elections committee that nothing threatens the election results, though the reports do not say what prompted the meeting.

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  Elections2026-10-28Updated

  With 97.3% counted, Likud gains a seat from Shas; Netanyahu bloc leads 53-48

  Likud moves up to 27 seats at the expense of ally Shas as counting reaches 97.3%, leaving the Netanyahu bloc ahead of the Eisenkot bloc by 53 to 48.

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  Elections2026-10-29

  Qatar denies funding any effort to sway Israel's election results

  Qatar's foreign ministry rejected claims it meddled in this week's Israeli vote, calling the accusations ridiculous and dangerous and accusing Israeli figures of an obsession with Doha.

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  Elections2026-10-29

  Bennett tells Netanyahu to declare Qatar an enemy over election interference claims

  Former prime minister Naftali Bennett backed a security service review of suspected Qatari meddling in Israel's elections while accusing Netanyahu of exploiting the issue.

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  Security2026-10-29

  Macron blames Iran war and Hormuz blockade for France's purchasing-power unrest

  In an interview after recent unrest in France, President Emmanuel Macron said fuel prices driven by the Iran war, not tax or pension policy, sparked the protests.

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  Security2026-10-29

  Shin Bet chief Zini briefs Netanyahu and Eisenkot on suspected election interference

  The head of Israel's domestic security agency met the prime minister and then Gadi Eisenkot over suspicions touching the integrity of the elections, reports say.

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  Courts & Crime2026-10-29Updated

  Negev school principals among suspects held in Ra'am election bribery probe

  Ynet says three of four detainees are school principals from the Negev, while another outlet citing Israeli Arab sources reports 7 people held.

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  Courts & Crime2026-10-29

  Herzog seeks full probe into alleged election interference, defends Arab voters

  Israel's president called for offenders to be punished severely after an N12 report, while warning against blaming an entire public that turned out to vote.

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  Elections2026-10-29

  Liberman rules out both Netanyahu and Arab parties as post-election coalition talks stall

  The Yisrael Beiteinu leader repeated his 'neither Bibi nor Tibi' line after Netanyahu's bloc fell short of 61 seats, leaving his own next move unclear.

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  Courts & Crime2026-10-29

  Likud calls Ra'am bribery affair 'Ra'amgate' and an attack on democracy

  After election officials asked the Shin Bet to examine suspected foreign funding and vote bribery, Likud said the affair must not be used to replace the Knesset speaker.

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  Elections2026-10-29

  Netanyahu bloc steady at 53 seats as Israel's vote count passes 93.8%

  Updated tallies from Israel's general election leave the bloc picture unchanged, while a single seat moves back and forth between the two main Arab parties.

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  Security2026-10-29

  Smotrich demands Shin Bet questioning of Arab party leaders over vote money claim

  Israel's finance minister said the heads of the Arab parties must be investigated by the domestic security service over a suspicion of foreign-funded election interference.

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  Elections2026-10-28Updated

  Likud leads early double envelope count as special ballots are tallied

  Partial results from Israel's special ballot count put Likud ahead, with soldiers' votes still to be counted and the final total still provisional.

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  Elections2026-10-29

  Israel's election officials expect the final vote count to wrap up by afternoon

  The Central Elections Committee estimates that counting, including the so-called double-envelope ballots, will finish around midday or in the afternoon, Israeli outlets reported.

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  Courts & Crime2026-10-29

  Israel Police find no basis for Likud claim that Arab parties stole the 2026 vote

  Police say they have no investigative or intelligence grounds for Likud's allegation of bribery, threats and forgery by Arab parties in the general election.

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  Elections2026-10-28Updated

  Netanyahu vows to keep far-right allies as Eisenkot seeks a path to change

  Netanyahu has reached out to Ben Gvir and Smotrich and pledged to stay with them, while a commentator says he may also court the rival bloc for unity.

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  Emergency2026-10-29

  Man run over during a brawl in Kafr Qara dies, police suspect murder

  A man hit by a vehicle during a fight in the Arab town of Kafr Qara died in hospital, adding to a rising toll of killings in Israel's Arab community.

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  Government2026-10-29Updated

  Vance writes to Iran's Rezaei on talks as Trump denies directing outreach

  JD Vance reportedly wrote to Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei to revive talks, but Trump denies ordering a peace outreach as the US warns Gulf states.

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  Elections2026-10-29

  Ra'am climbs to 8 seats and Joint List slips to 11 with 91% of votes counted

  A late shift in the count moves a seat between Israel's two main Arab-led lists, while the rest of the tally holds steady, according to N12.

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  Emergency2026-10-29

  Israeli businessman, 48, found dead in Addis Ababa restaurant restroom

  Ethiopian police have arrested suspects as investigators examine possible poisoning, while Israeli officials work to bring the man's body home for an autopsy.

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