Exclusive In bid to win over Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu may strike Yemen before elections Attacks on Iran or its Yemeni proxy before the elections cannot be ruled out, but the Israeli prime minister appears more inclined to support Saudi Arabia against the Houthis in Yemen. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Analysis Deal or war? Israel fears fallout from Trump’s next move on Iran Israel is struggling to decipher the White House’s intentions toward Iran, given Washington's contradictions around launching a fresh military campaign. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Why Netanyahu still resists an independent probe 3 years after Oct. 7 Alongside official memorial ceremonies taking place across Israel on Monday, civil society groups are holding protests calling on Prime Minister Netanyahu to take responsibility for the Oct. 7 attacks. Israel
Analysis Three years after Oct. 7, Hamas’ grip on Gaza tests Netanyahu’s ‘total victory’ Israeli intelligence assessments indicate that Hamas remains active, with the group estimated to have about 30,000 armed fighters, roughly the same as its estimated strength before the attack. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Analysis How Netanyahu is capitalizing on MBZ meeting, FlyDubai attack to gain in election polls By Mazal Mualem In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics
Analysis How FlyDubai attack exposes gaps in Israel-UAE security ties By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Exclusive Inside Netanyahu’s relentless push for meeting with UAE’s MBZ By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Netanyahu back with Israel's furthest-right government ever About to establish his sixth government, Benjamin Netanyahu must partner exclusively with religious and far-right partners. Israel
Lapid concedes defeat, congratulates Netanyahu on winning Israeli election Prime Minister Yair Lapid broke his two-day silence and called opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him for winning the elections. Israel
Religious leaders talk climate action in Israel ahead of COP27 At the initiative of the foreign ministry, Jewish, Christian, Druze, Bahai and Muslim leaders gathered in Jerusalem, in a joint call to act against climate change. Israel
Lapid’s camp loses Israeli general elections Looking back, Prime Minister Yair Lapid did not really do whatever was needed to consolidate the center-left camp and prepare it for the elections. Israel
Will Israel's Netanyahu upend Lebanon gas deal, Iran policy? Now that the election is over, victor Benjamin Netanyahu will find it hard to keep some of his promises. Israel
Netanyahu set to make a comeback, Israel exit polls suggest Initial exit polls offer opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu's camp a majority in the Knesset, with either 61 or 62 seats out of 120. Israel
In Israel, high voting rates by noon at general elections Israelis might be tired and fed up with the fifth election round in less than four years, but according to reports so far many of them are going to the polling stations to vote today. By Rina Bassist In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs
Military assistance to Ukraine becomes Israeli electoral issue Human rights activist and former Israeli minister Nathan Sharansky met last week in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and apologized for being the first Israeli official to come. Israel
Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties make final push ahead of election With the young ultra-Orthodox sick of their veteran politicians and expressing support for ultranationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir, the ultra-Orthodox parties fear losing votes. Israel
Netanyahu within reach of comeback in Israeli election Last polls before tomorrow’s elections predict that opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu is very close to achieving the 61-seat majority he needs in the Knesset to come back to power. Israel
As countdown begins, Israeli vote defies prediction None of the many possible outcomes of next week's vote offer real hope for a stable, majority-supported new government in Israel. Israel
Arab groups cooperate to raise turnout in Israeli election A coalition of groups refuses to accept surveys predicting an especially low turnout of Israeli Arab voters at election booths next week. Israel
