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Times of Israel

Netanyahu testimony, set to resume after monthslong break, canceled at last minute

PM's lawyer cites security concerns, preempting cross-examination in ongoing corruption trial, after Herzog rebuffed pardon request The post Netanyahu testimony, set to resume after monthslong break, canceled at last minute appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Times of Israel

Netanyahu testimony, set to resume after monthslong break, canceled at last minute

Times of Israel

Netanyahu said holding security consultations on Hezbollah ceasefire violations

Terror group's leader rejects Lebanon-Israel direct talks, vows to confront Israel * IDF says it killed Hezbollah operatives near troops in south Lebanon as group continues drone attacks The post Netanyahu said holding security consultations on Hezbollah ceasefire violations appeared first on The ...

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Times of Israel

Netanyahu said holding security consultations on Hezbollah ceasefire violations

Times of Israel

Pushing a plea deal for Netanyahu, Herzog takes a risky bet on his pareve approach

The president is known for preferring quiet consensus building over bellicose bombast. That style just might resolve the festering issue of the PM's trial — but it will likely fail, damaging public faith in him The post Pushing a plea deal for Netanyahu, Herzog takes a risky bet on his pareve approach ...

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Times of Israel

Pushing a plea deal for Netanyahu, Herzog takes a risky bet on his pareve approach

Jerusalem Post

New Bennett-Lapid party weakens compared to separate runs, Netanyahu maintains lead - poll

The poll marks a shift after four consecutive surveys in which the opposition bloc held 61 seats without relying on Arab parties. It now falls to 59 seats, while the coalition rises from 49 to 51.

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Jerusalem Post

New Bennett-Lapid party weakens compared to separate runs, Netanyahu maintains lead - poll

Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu attacks Bennett, Lapid's joint party list announcement with inflammatory video

Members of the Netanyahu-led coalition and the opposition reacted to Bennett and Lapid's announcement that the two will form a joint list for the 2026 Knesset elections.

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Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu attacks Bennett, Lapid's joint party list announcement with inflammatory video

Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu criminal trial hearing abruptly canceled due to ‘security schedule’

About 90 minutes before the hearing was scheduled to begin, it was abruptly canceled, following a request from Netanyahu's attorney, Amit Hadad.

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Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu criminal trial hearing abruptly canceled due to ‘security schedule’

Haaretz

Netanyahu's corruption trial testimony, set to resume after two-month pause, canceled again

Netanyahu is nearing the end of cross-examination in Case 4000 as court hearings have repeatedly been scaled back due to his wartime duties as prime minister. The delays come amid renewed calls for a pardon and pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump

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Haaretz

Netanyahu's corruption trial testimony, set to resume after two-month pause, canceled again

Haaretz

Behind Bennett's power play to seize the lead in the anti-Netanyahu bloc

Yair Lapid deserves credit for weathering a polling slump and criticism as opposition leader, while still mobilizing his party. Gadi Eisenkot may be better off cutting his losses and joining the ex-PMs' new party, kicking off Israel's next election

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Haaretz

Behind Bennett's power play to seize the lead in the anti-Netanyahu bloc

Haaretz

Ex-PMs Bennett, Lapid merge parties ahead of 2026 election in bid to oust Netanyahu

'The move brings together the reform bloc, putting an end to the internal battles,' the two said in a joint statement. They said they'd push for ultra-Orthodox conscription, limit the prime minister's term to eight years and 'will not rely' on Arab parties

21 hours ago

Haaretz

Ex-PMs Bennett, Lapid merge parties ahead of 2026 election in bid to oust Netanyahu

algemeiner

President Herzog Doesn’t Plan to Pardon Netanyahu, Intends to Pursue a Plea Deal

i24 News – Israeli President Isaac Herzog reportedly does not plan to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a pardon, but...

20 hours ago

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President Herzog Doesn’t Plan to Pardon Netanyahu, Intends to Pursue a Plea Deal

Jerusalem Post

Israeli politics shaken as Bennett and Lapid join forces again - analysis

On paper, Bennett and Lapid had no business being allied. However, the personal trust between them is the central campaign promise.

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Israeli politics shaken as Bennett and Lapid join forces again - analysis

Jerusalem Post

Former PMs Bennett, Lapid hold press conference, launch unified party for Knesset elections

Space has been left for Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot to join the former prime ministers' merger as well, Bennett’s office told The Jerusalem Post.

19 hours ago

Former PMs Bennett, Lapid hold press conference, launch unified party for Knesset elections

Haaretz

Bennett and Lapid fire the opening shot in Israel's 2026 election battle

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid made the impression that a merger was off the table for the upcoming election – until reality forced their hand. With Gadi Eisenkot expected to join the fold, the trio is finding – for now – that they agree on more than they differ

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Bennett and Lapid fire the opening shot in Israel's 2026 election battle

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Bennett, Lapid Announce Political Merger Ahead of Upcoming Elections

i24 News – Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and former Prime Minister Yair Lapid will merge their political frameworks into...

19 hours ago

Bennett, Lapid Announce Political Merger Ahead of Upcoming Elections

Jerusalem Post

Hezbollah's Qassem rejects 'direct negotiations' with Israel, will respond to 'Israeli aggression'

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected direct negotiations with Israel, insisting Lebanon’s government must annul a decision "criminalizing" the terror group.

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Hezbollah's Qassem rejects 'direct negotiations' with Israel, will respond to 'Israeli aggression'

Haaretz

Israeli Arabs warned about violent crime spillover. Then came the Independence Day murder

Israeli Arab parents have warned that the authorities' choice to overlook violent crime in the Arab community would soon have consequences for Jewish society as well. The stabbing of a young pizzeria worker in Petah Tikva suggests they were right

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Israeli Arabs warned about violent crime spillover. Then came the Independence Day murder

Haaretz

Hezbollah: Targeting IDF 'legitimate response' to Israeli cease-fire violations

Hezbollah said it 'continued targeting of Israeli enemy positions on our occupied land and shelling enemy settlements in northern occupied Palestine,' saying the strikes are a legitimate response to Israel's 'persistent violations of the cease-fire'

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Hezbollah: Targeting IDF 'legitimate response' to Israeli cease-fire violations

Haaretz

Israeli court rules college wrongfully dismissed Arab Israeli lecturer over October 7 posts

The court charged that the college had chosen 'in advance and decisively' to fire Sada. Despite ruling in her favor, the court said she didn't 'show the required sensitivity and did not take responsibility for her actions'

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Israeli court rules college wrongfully dismissed Arab Israeli lecturer over October 7 posts

Haaretz

Israeli government appoints Israel's former U.K. envoy Tzipi Hotovely to head Israeli hasbara

Last year, Hotovely was interviewed by Piers Morgan. She claimed Israel maintains a low civilian-to-combatant kill ratio, but Morgan challenged her: if she doesn't know how many children have been killed, how could she possibly make that calculation?

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Israeli government appoints Israel's former U.K. envoy Tzipi Hotovely to head Israeli hasbara

Times of Israel

Kibbutz Holit was left to fight Hamas alone for hours on October 7 &8212; IDF probe

Military investigation finds 60 terrorists attacked border community, killing 16 and abducting 9 to Gaza; troops left to fight elsewhere, backup arrived only in the afternoon The post Kibbutz Holit was left to fight Hamas alone for hours on October 7 &8212; IDF probe appeared first on The Times of ...

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Kibbutz Holit was left to fight Hamas alone for hours on October 7 &8212; IDF probe

Jerusalem Post

IDF locates Hezbollah weapons cache in children’s bedroom during op. in southern Lebanon

Numerous explosives, ‘Kalashnikov’ rifles, grenades, RPGs, machine guns, munitions, and combat equipment were found in the cache.

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IDF locates Hezbollah weapons cache in children’s bedroom during op. in southern Lebanon

Jerusalem Post

Israel sent Iron Dome system, dozens of IDF soldiers to UAE during Iran war

This is the first instance of the Iron Dome being used operationally outside the United States or Israel, though Singapore has reportedly previously purchased and received Iron Dome as well.

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Israel sent Iron Dome system, dozens of IDF soldiers to UAE during Iran war

Haaretz

Probe shows how IDF failed to reach Gaza border kibbutz in October 7 attack

Roughly 100 Hamas gunmen overran Kibbutz Holit within minutes of the Oct. 7 attack, while nearby IDF battalions did not enter for hours. The probe cites a collapse in command and a 'professional mistake' in decision-making

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Probe shows how IDF failed to reach Gaza border kibbutz in October 7 attack

Haaretz

IDF says drone launched from Lebanon into Israel; no casualties reported

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IDF says drone launched from Lebanon into Israel; no casualties reported

Haaretz

IDF soldier killed in Hezbollah drone strike in southern Lebanon, military says

Sergeant Idan Fooks was killed in an explosive-laden Hezbollah drone strike. According to the IDF, six others were wounded in the Hezbollah attack, four of them severely. Hezbollah said it continued its strikes in response to Israel's 'persistent violations of the cease-fire'

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IDF soldier killed in Hezbollah drone strike in southern Lebanon, military says

Times of Israel

Israel restores some restrictions in north amid Hezbollah fire, nixes major pilgrimage

After 9 days without restrictions nationwide, Home Front Command caps gatherings in Lebanon border towns at 1,500; PM orders Lag B'Omer festivities at Meron held in 'symbolic' fashion The post Israel restores some restrictions in north amid Hezbollah fire, nixes major pilgrimage appeared first on ...

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Israel restores some restrictions in north amid Hezbollah fire, nixes major pilgrimage