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- 11h ago
Herzog begins coalition talks after certified Israeli election results, Eisenkot gains Arab party backing
Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified results of the 27 October election on Wednesday and began consultations on forming a government. Raam, one of the two Arab-led parties, said it would recommend centrist Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government.
- yesterday
Israel's electoral commission finds no evidence of fraud as coalition talks begin
The commission reviewed 9,069 polling stations and found no irregularities. President Isaac Herzog starts consultations, with neither bloc holding the 61 seats needed for a majority.
- 2d ago
Trump says US will stop $4 billion yearly military aid to Israel, citing Netanyahu deal
Trump told Fox News on Tuesday, 3 November, that Washington will stop about $4 billion a year in military aid to Israel, a step he said Benjamin Netanyahu proposed. Israeli media reported that the Prime Minister's Office had submitted no formal document, and opposition leaders reacted sharply.
- 2d ago
Netanyahu seeks wider coalition without Arab parties as Israeli opposition opens talks
Israel's opposition leaders agreed on Tuesday, 3 November, to start coalition talks, while Netanyahu rejected any government reliant on Arab parties. Neither bloc holds the 61 seats needed in the 120-seat Knesset after the 27 October election.
- 3d ago
Israel's election committee says the 27 October vote stands despite Likud fraud claims
Israel's Central Elections Committee says the 27 October vote stands even if foreign-interference suspicions are confirmed. Likud has alleged, without providing evidence, that Arab-led parties stole the election.
- Oct 29
UN rights chief urges Israel's next government to change course on Gaza and West Bank
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk asked Israel's next government to change its military course, days after an election in which neither the Netanyahu-led bloc nor the Eisenkot-led opposition reached the 61 seats needed to govern.
- Oct 29
Netanyahu bloc takes 53 seats, short of 61 majority; Arab-led parties hold 19
Final results from Israel's 27 October Knesset election show neither main bloc reaching the 61 seats needed to govern. The Arab-led Ra'am and Joint List won 19 seats between them, their largest-ever total.
- Oct 25
Netanyahu's Likud claims election theft as Israeli vote leaves no clear majority
Likud says Arab parties stole the vote, while police reported no evidence of meddling and neither bloc reached the 61-seat majority. Arab parties, with 19 seats, may decide who forms the next government.
- Oct 22
Netanyahu urges Likud turnout as Israel's election nears and strike plans on Iran are drafted
Israel's prime minister says the Iranian regime must be overthrown days before the 27 October vote, while US and Israeli militaries reportedly prepare strikes for after the US midterm elections.
- Oct 21
Eisenkot's bloc leads Netanyahu's in two Israeli polls, but neither reaches 61 seats
Channel 12 and Channel 13 polls published on 22 October 2026 give Eisenkot's bloc 55 and 52 seats, against 51 and 49 for Netanyahu's, ahead of the 27 October vote.
- Oct 19
Arab-led parties could decide Israel's 27 October election over Netanyahu
Palestinian leaders are urging Arab citizens to vote in large numbers on 27 October, hoping their turnout can help oust Benjamin Netanyahu. Polls show Gadi Eisenkot's bloc on track for the most seats but short of a majority.
- Oct 19
Benny Gantz withdraws from Israel's 27 October election after polls showed his party below threshold
Former defence minister Benny Gantz will not stand in Israel's 27 October legislative election. The contest is now largely between Likud and Yashar, with neither bloc close to the 61 seats needed for a majority.
- Oct 18
Hegseth reportedly meets Netanyahu in Israel as Trump backs him before vote
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly met Benjamin Netanyahu in an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, 19 October. The meeting came as Washington weighs renewed strikes on Iran and Israel prepares to vote on 27 October.
- Oct 16
Israeli police detain 10 over settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats
Israeli police said on Monday, 19 October, that they had detained ten people over settler violence in the occupied West Bank, including the assault on a US photojournalist and an attack on a European diplomatic delegation the day before.
- Oct 1
Trump refuses to endorse Netanyahu and weighs expanded Iran strikes in Time interview
In a 75-minute interview with Time magazine, U.S. President Donald Trump declined to back Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection bid and rejected Iran's latest peace terms ahead of November elections.
- Sep 21
Gadi Eisenkot challenges Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's 27 October election
Centrist leader Gadi Eisenkot leads polls over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the 27 October Knesset election, though parliamentary math remains tight.
- May 31
Israeli forces seize Crusader-era Beaufort Castle in deepest Lebanon push since 2000, triggering UN Security Council emergency session
Israeli troops captured the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking their deepest incursion into the country since withdrawing in 2000 and prompting France to call an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
