Politics10:10Israel is set to vote on Tuesday (Oct. 27) in its first election since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, putting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future at stake. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace senior fellow Aaron David Miller says the vote is both a referendum on Netanyahu and a contest over Israel’s future direction. An opposition win by Gadi Eisenkot could prompt domestic changes, including an inquiry.
WorldIsrael says an assault operation in Hebron displaced 2,000 Palestinians. Phyllis Bennis, program director at the Institute for Policy Studies, analyzes Israel’s blockade operation in the occupied West Bank.
PoliticsWadie Said, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, analyzes Israel’s elections as voters head to the polls and Netanyahu’s hold on power faces a test.
PoliticsBenjamin Netanyahu’s standing has become a central issue ahead of Israel’s parliamentary vote, which could redirect the country’s politics. Former government spokesperson Eylon Levy spoke to Euronews about the stakes and why a renewed war with Iran may be close.
PoliticsIsraelis will vote on Tuesday in the first nationwide election since Oct. 7. Could the vote end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure?
WorldAhead of Israel’s first election since three years of war, voters are scrutinizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security record. They are weighing his failure to prevent the October 7 attacks, his handling of the conflicts that followed, and whether he can steer Israel through its security and diplomatic challenges.
PoliticsIsraelis are preparing to vote on Tuesday, October 27, in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attacks. Expatriates unable to vote abroad have flown in from around the world for a contest widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership.
PoliticsArab Israeli citizens’ votes could shape the election result and the fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is seeking re-election. Turnout among Arab Israelis has traditionally been lower than elsewhere, but some say Netanyahu’s policies and wars make voting more important than ever.
PoliticsIsraelis are due to vote Tuesday, October 27, in the first national election since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. The vote is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. He has rejected ICC war-crimes claims and denied corruption.
WorldBenjamin Netanyahu has led Israel almost continuously for nearly 17 years. Whether he can stay in power after Tuesday’s election remains uncertain. His latest term has deepened divisions in Israeli society and will be marked by the October 7 attacks, his handling of conflicts in Gaza, Iran and Lebanon, and his controversial judicial reform.
PoliticsIsraelis are heading to the polls in a close election broadly viewed as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu. His leadership has faced challenges over the October 2023 Hamas attack, the wars that followed and divisions at home.
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PoliticsFormer Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Netanyahu’s future could become a disaster for Israel. He tells Europe Today that the upcoming Israeli election could be decisive for the country’s future.
WorldThe Israeli military continued a massive operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and imposing major movement restrictions. The operation came in response to a gun attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others.
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WorldIsraeli forces have stepped up operations across the occupied West Bank, forcibly displacing more than 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron, nearly half of them children. The governor says 400 families were driven from their homes after Friday’s shooting killed two Israeli soldiers. On the assault’s third day, forces demolished homes and businesses as displaced families sought refuge with relatives and friends.
WorldIsrael has ordered West Bank crossings to close on election day, as part of a broader clampdown in the occupied territory. The move follows the killing of two Israeli soldiers by Palestinian gunmen in Hebron earlier this week.
WorldThe Israeli military continued a large operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and imposing major restrictions. The action follows a Friday gun attack in Hebron that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three. Israel is in the final days before an election widely viewed as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership.
PoliticsFormer Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert discusses how security, democracy and the war in Iran are shaping Israel’s election. He argues that Israel needs a different approach to settler violence in the West Bank, and says further military action against Iran should be guided by intelligence rather than electoral considerations.
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WorldMore Palestinian families have been forced from their homes in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces continue operations in Hebron. The operations follow a deadly shooting on Friday that killed two Israeli soldiers. With elections scheduled for Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed a heavy response to the attack.
WorldThe episode says Israel has killed at least 1,547 Palestinians in Gaza, 380 days after a ceasefire was declared. Donald Trump continued threatening Iran, while the World Food Programme is cutting aid to Gaza. Since October 7, 2023, at least 74,540 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israel.
WorldThe United Nations condemned what it called the “collective punishment” of Palestinians in the West Bank after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a lockdown there. The order followed a deadly Friday attack in which two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint before troops shot the attackers dead near Hebron.
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WorldNearly half a million Palestinians in Hebron are under Israeli lockdown and attack. Extensive demolitions have transformed the Farsh al-Hawa area, displacing more than 200 families overnight; some homes have been forcibly occupied and converted into military outposts. The municipality has established temporary shelters, while the Palestinian Ministry of Education has told schools to keep children at…
WorldIsraeli forces have blocked all roads into and out of Hebron while demolishing homes across the occupied West Bank city. The operation followed an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. Rights groups say the response punishes entire communities, and hundreds of families are being displaced.
WorldIn Hebron, Israeli forces' destruction of homes and damage to roads drove roughly 1,200 Palestinians from their residences. The demolitions came a day after a Palestinian attack killed two Israeli soldiers.
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WorldTwo Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting near Hebron on Friday morning. Israel responded with a sweeping military operation and lockdown across the occupied West Bank. Palestinians accuse Israel of collective punishment, citing communities under lockdown, families forced from their homes and demolished buildings. With elections days away, far-right politicians are using the attack to press for annexation and tougher policies toward Palestinians.