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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

Russian and Belarusian forces conduct nuclear strike rehearsal with weapons deployed in Belarus

Moscow and Minsk rehearse nuclear weapon launch in Belarus as tensions with nato rise

Minsk — Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Moscow and Minsk jointly rehearsed the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons stationed on Belarusian soil, a move that has sharpened concern

September 16, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Nicolás Maduro addressing supporters in Caracas against US aggression

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro condemn US “aggression” as global instability rises

Caracas — Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro accused the United States on Monday of waging “aggression” on multiple fronts, warning that Washington’s actions have severed channels of communication and raised the risk of

September 16, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Rescuers at the 26 September newspaper building in Sanaa after Israeli airstrikes

Israel strikes Sanaa’s Press hub, killing Yemeni journalists

Sanaa — At least ten Yemeni journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit central Sanaa and sites in al-Jawf on Wednesday, according to the Yemeni Journalists’ Union, as rescue teams moved

September 14, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Herzi Halevi in Ein HaBesor admitting over 200,000 Palestinians in Gaza were killed or wounded; says IDF lawyers never restricted operations.

ex-IDF chief Herzi Halevi admits Israel’s Gaza genocide killed or wounded over 200,000 Palestinians

Tel Aviv — Former Israel Defense Forces chief Herzi Halevi has acknowledged that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in Gaza since October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, confirming

September 14, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on an UNRWA school shelter in Gaza City amid fresh evacuation orders.

Netanyahu’s reckless war reaches Doha as Gaza counts the dead

Gaza City — Israel’s air war pounded Gaza City again today, tearing into civilian shelters and apartment blocks as families scrambled between triage bays and stairwells while fires burned through the afternoon.

September 13, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Protesters in central Auckland wave Palestinian flags during the March for Humanity, finishing at Victoria Park after a high-wind reroute.

New Zealand’s largest Gaza march calls out Israel’s starvation policy

Auckland — Tens of thousands marched through central Auckland on Saturday in one of New Zealand’s largest pro-Palestinian rallies since the Gaza war began, urging the government to impose targeted sanctions on

September 13, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

UN General Assembly hall during the vote backing a time-bound two-state plan; scoreboard shows 142-10-12 as US and Israel vote no

UN General Assembly humiliates US and Israel, backs time-bound two-state plan

United Nations — In a sweeping diplomatic signal, the UN General Assembly endorsed a declaration for “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” toward a two-state solution, condemning Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s

September 13, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Police secure the Utah Valley University courtyard in Orem after the shooting of Charlie Kirk, with the Losee Center roofline visible in the background.

Charlie Kirk is shot dead at Utah Valley University; police arrest a 22-year-old suspect

Orem, Utah — Charlie Kirk was killed by a single rooftop shot as he addressed a midday crowd at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, a campus assassination that set off a two-day

September 13, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Aftermath of Israeli airstrike in Doha highlighting Trump-Netanyahu complicity in Gaza war crimes

Qatar strike exposes Trump and Netanyahu as shameless partners in war crimes

Doha — Israel’s surprise airstrike on Hamas offices in Qatar has sent shockwaves through the region, testing the boundaries of the relationship between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

September 11, 2025

News

Ursula von der Leyen speaking in Strasbourg on EU sanctions against Israel

EU finally threatens Israel with sanctions after months of silence, eyes partial trade suspension

Brussels — The European Commission is preparing a package of measures that would, for the first time since the Gaza war began, pair public censure of Israel with concrete costs. The plan,

September 11, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News