Kushner: Israel acting ‘a little irrational’ on Gaza due to upcoming election
US envoy says Israel and US agree on ‘end state for Gaza’; father and daughter reportedly killed in strike in Gaza City, IDF spokesperson says it...
2026 Israeli election
Daily Briefing Sept. 6: Netanyahu has burned bridges. How will that play out at the polls?
News editor Ben Sales discusses the US ambassador’s reaction to violent settlers, pitfalls for the PM in Israel’s upcoming election, and antisemitic similarities on the US...
Veteran Haredi MK Moshe Gafni to be removed as leader of UTJ’s Degel HaTorah faction
Gafni and MK Uri Maklev won’t run in October 27 election, with rabbinical leader saying it is time to ‘refresh’ party list; Shakeup said driven by...
Likud arranges to have firebrand MK Tally Gotliv run with Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit
Gotliv placed disappointing 12th in primary and 20th on Likud slate after Netanyahu reportedly sought to purge electoral liabilities; ToI poll shows Smotrich fending off Winter...
In boon for Likud, High Court says election czar lacked authority to ban voter tracking
Central Election Committee plenum, on which coalition has a majority, will decide if polling station workers can tell parties who has voted; but that can in...
Winter says he’ll only join government if Haredi conscription law is passed first
⚡ Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways People of Israel party head said to refuse call from PM with offer to get 5 guaranteed spots in Likud;...
Wave of Yesh Atid MKs quit election run as joint slate with Bennett falters in polls
4 MKs, including 2 founding members, vow to remain members of party but won’t run in election; top party officials said to say Bennett should ditch...
Amid Oct. 7 blame game, Eisenkot says PM was unreachable for 2 hours after Syria downed F-16 in 2018
Netanyahu’s main election rival, a former IDF chief of staff, says premier ‘can blame himself’ for environment that did not pass on Gaza intel on morning...
AG says Ovadia Yosef memorial event can be held before election if it is privately funded
In letter to Religious Affairs Ministry, Baharav-Miara proposes splitting planned ceremony for late Shas spiritual leader into two separate events to assuage electioneering concern The post...
Elections czar gears up to preempt any ‘speck of a claim’ of a tainted vote
Dean Livne, director general of the Central Elections Committee, details plan to fight deepfakes, protect voter privacy and release real-time data to keep polls clean on...