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Two-photo montage of Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Gadi Eisenkot, right

Israel’s President Taps Netanyahu Rival Eisenkot to Try to Form Government

Israel's president has tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, a setback for Netanyahu, but a 61-seat majority remains out of reach.

November 9, 2026

by Alexandre James

Image accompanying Al Jazeera's report on Israel's government formation

Herzog Picks Eisenkot, but 67 Recommendations Are Not a Coalition

Isaac Herzog has chosen Gadi Eisenkot for the first attempt to form Israel’s next government. But the 67 recommendations that put him ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu do not amount to an agreed coalition, and Netanyahu remains in office pending a

November 8, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

Image accompanying Ynet’s October 23 report on the Hebron shooting and military cordon

Netanyahu Orders Hebron Cordon, Prepares Wider West Bank Closure

Netanyahu ordered security forces to cordon off Hebron and prepare a wider West Bank closure after

United Nations Security Council meets at headquarters in New York during sanctions debate

Iran tells UN the revived sanctions are null and void

Tehran — Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has formally told the United Nations that any attempt to revive Security Council sanctions terminated under Resolution 2231 is illegitimate, a statement that lays bare

September 28, 2025

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Gustavo Petro speaks near the UN Headquarters during UN week after his US visa is revoked

Washington hits Petro with a petty visa snub in UN week

Bogotá — The United States chose a theatrical moment to flex its gatekeeping power. On the margins of United Nations week in New York, Washington revoked the visa of Colombia’s President Gustavo

September 28, 2025

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UN Security Council chamber during discussions on Iran sanctions snapback

Iran defies UN snapback, recalls envoys from London, Paris, Berlin

Tehran — Iran framed the impending return of United Nations sanctions as a political ritual rather than an existential turning point, casting European capitals and Washington as the authors of an avoidable

September 28, 2025

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks near UN headquarters in New York amid a US visa dispute

Gustavo Petro visa snub puts US-Colombia partnership on edge

Bogotá — The United States’ cancellation of Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s entry visa set off the sharpest rupture in years between Washington and Bogotá, converting a long, often pragmatic partnership into an

September 28, 2025

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Displaced families evacuate Gaza City along the coastal road after new orders

Gaza city assault widens as Trump touts deal, Hamas says no plan

Cairo — Hamas said on Saturday that it has not been presented with any formal plan from Washington to halt the war in Gaza, even as Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza

September 28, 2025

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Gaza City skyline with rising smoke plumes during intensified Israeli strikes and ground push as hospitals report critical shortages.

Gaza city reels as Israel pounds north, hospitals at breaking point

Gaza City — The morning broke with the sound of proximity: drones tracing circles at roof height, the percussive thud of artillery, the rush to stairwells that are no longer safe. By

September 28, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Benjamin Netanyahu at the UNGA rostrum as delegates exit, leaving rows of empty blue seats in New York.

UNGA walkout humiliates Netanyahu as delegates exit in protest

New York — The applause never quite gathered. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walked to the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, rows of seats emptied in visible

September 27, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

United Nations Security Council votes to resume Iran sanctions under Resolution 2231

Security council shuts the door, Iran sanctions return under resolution 2231

New York — The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a last-ditch motion by Russia and China to postpone the reimposition of sanctions on Iran, clearing the way for a full

September 26, 2025

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Nicolas Sarkozy Leaves Paris Criminal Court After Verdict

Sarkozy convicted as Paris court orders five-year prison term in Libya financing case

Paris — France’s most polarizing modern leader walked into a stone courtroom and heard the word that will define him for decades. Guilty. On Thursday, the Paris Criminal Court handed former President

September 26, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Smoke rises over Gaza City after Israeli strikes on Sept. 26, 2025.

Gaza reels as Israeli strikes resume while US touts ceasefire ‘near’

New York — The bombardment began again before dawn. By midday Friday, rescue teams in central and northern Gaza were dragging bodies from pulverized homes as Israeli jets and artillery renewed strikes

September 26, 2025

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