Election polls show little change, continued deadlock after party slates finalized
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Israel has no plans ‘to expel or to deport’ Palestinians from Gaza, Sa’ar says
Speaking at embassy opening in Slovenia, FM says those who want to leave war-torn Strip can, but no one will be forced out The post Israel...
UK official says behavior of next Israeli government could affect scope of West Bank sanctions
Source says ‘undecided’ if Jewish areas in East Jerusalem will be included in trade ban; settler business owners warn sanctions could force closures, harm Palestinian workers...
Prominent Jews among thousands to sign letter rejecting genocide charge against Israel
Ex-British PM Boris Johnson, former US envoy Deborah Lipstadt and dozens of media, academic and business leaders among 5,000 signatories ‘outraged and sickened’ by ‘blood libel’...
8 Muslim states, including UAE, call for countries to follow UK in sanctioning settlements
Joint statement also calls to implement Trump’s plan for Gaza and reiterates demand for Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital, saying it’s only ‘viable path’...
Board of Peace official: We won’t have leverage over Netanyahu until after election
Official tells ToI the PM would campaign on snubbing pressure from US-controlled Gaza oversight panel, but board’s leverage will return after Oct. 27 vote, regardless of...
Killer of Palestinian mother of nine Aisha Rabi sentenced to 13 years in prison
‘Defendant cut short the life of a woman before the eyes of her husband and nine-year old daughter,’ court says, orders convicted man to pay NIS...
Defense startup Covenant unveils low-cost cruise missile, to be partially made in Israel
Silicon Valley-backed startup’s reveal comes as US works to restock depleted inventories after Iran war; Germany, Israel, US sites aim for output of 12,000 missiles annually...
Can dogs sniff cancer? An Israeli co-founded AI startup thinks so
Bengaluru-based Dognosis says it has a 90% success rate in detecting 7 major types of cancer with its AI-aided dog-sniffing tech, but experts say only time...
Netanyahu to make quick trip to speak at UN after Mamdani urged his arrest, diplomat says
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, notes General Assembly falls in middle of Jewish holidays, election period, but says it’s ‘important’ that the PM attend,...