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Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party (file image)

Photo: Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party (file image)

News

Eisenkot secures 67 Knesset recommendations to form Israel's next government as Netanyahu trails on 46

Former army chief Gadi Eisenkot won the backing of 67 of the 120 members of Israel's next Knesset in presidential consultations, giving him a majority over Benjamin Netanyahu's 46, with President Isaac Herzog set to assign the mandate on Sunday.

🌐 Global · 6 Nov 2026, 12:23 pm

The White House lawn (file image)

Photo: The White House lawn (file image)

USA

Trump says US will stop $4 billion annual funding to Israel after this year, under deal agreed with Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed months ago that the $4 billion a year in US funding to Israel would stop at the end of 2026.

🇺🇸 USA · 3 Nov 2026, 6:50 pm

The United Nations General Assembly hall in New York (file image)

Photo: The United Nations General Assembly hall in New York (file image)

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India and Israel stand alone against Pakistan-backed UN arms control resolution in 180-2 vote

India and Israel were the only two countries to vote against a Pakistan- and Belarus-sponsored draft resolution on conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels, adopted by the UN General Assembly's First Committee on Monday with 180 votes in favour and none abstaining.

🌐 Global · 3 Nov 2026, 1:51 pm

The skyline of Jerusalem

Photo: The skyline of Jerusalem

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Israel on highest military alert on eve of US midterms amid fears of surprise Iranian attack, Walla reports

Israel remained on its highest state of military alert on Monday, a day before the United States midterm elections, amid fears that Iran could launch a surprise attack aimed at American interests or at influencing the vote, Israeli media reported.

🌐 Global · 2 Nov 2026, 7:52 pm

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House

Photo: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House

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Netanyahu pressed Trump to strike Iran immediately after US midterms, while Trump wants talks to play out, reports say

Reports citing American and Israeli sources say Benjamin Netanyahu urged Donald Trump on Saturday to resume strikes on Iran straight after Tuesday's midterm elections, while Trump currently prefers to give Qatari-mediated negotiations more time.

🌐 Global · 2 Nov 2026, 2:21 am

Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip

Photo: Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip

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Eight Palestinians killed in Gaza on Sunday, including five police officers in al-Mawasi and a four-year-old in Gaza City

At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday, hospital and ministry sources said: five police officers in a drone strike in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, and three people, including a four-year-old boy, in a separate strike in Gaza City, despite the ceasefire in place since October 2025.

🌐 Global · 1 Nov 2026, 8:22 pm

The Doha Corniche skyline in Qatar

Photo: The Doha Corniche skyline in Qatar

Iran

Iranian negotiators in Doha for third day of Qatari-mediated talks as seven-day trust plan is weighed

Iranian negotiators were in Doha on Sunday for a third consecutive day of talks with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, as a Qatari seven-day trust-building proposal and a rival Iranian plan remain on the table.

🇮🇷 Iran · 1 Nov 2026, 6:51 pm

Tehran skyline

Photo: Tehran skyline

Iran

Iran’s IRGC says it is identifying new targets and planning operations in new geographical areas, warning a future war would have no limits

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has begun identifying new targets and planning operations in new geographical theatres after Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered an immediate, geographically unrestricted response to any new attack, as Iranian officials warn a future war could last longer than the last one.

🇮🇷 Iran · 1 Nov 2026, 5:52 pm

Damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip

Photo: Damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip

News

At least four Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli attacks continue despite year-old ceasefire

Israeli attacks across Gaza on Saturday killed at least four Palestinians, including a teacher shelled in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza health officials and hospitals said, taking the toll since the October 2025 ceasefire past 1,580.

🌐 Global · 1 Nov 2026, 3:24 am

The Tehran skyline on a clear day

Photo: The Tehran skyline on a clear day

Iran

Iran debating whether to keep nuclear-weapons ban if war resumes, security chief says, claiming Saudi minister warned of wider Israeli targets

Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei said on Saturday that Tehran is debating whether to maintain its longstanding ban on nuclear weapons if hostilities resume, and claimed Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman told him Israel would target Turkiye and then Saudi Arabia after Iran.

🇮🇷 Iran · 1 Nov 2026, 2:25 am

The skyline of Tehran, Iran

Photo: The skyline of Tehran, Iran

Iran

Khamenei orders 'geographically unrestricted' response to any new US or Israeli attack

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered the armed forces to prepare an immediate, geographically unrestricted response to any renewed US or Israeli attack, as conflicting reports continue over direct talks in Doha.

🇮🇷 Iran · 31 Oct 2026, 7:51 pm

Khiam in the Nabatieh Governorate of southern Lebanon

Photo: Khiam in the Nabatieh Governorate of southern Lebanon

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Israel launches fresh strikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday, state media reports

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported fresh Israeli airstrikes, an explosion and machine-gun fire across southern Lebanon early on Saturday, as attacks continued despite US-mediated military talks earlier in October.

🌐 Global · 31 Oct 2026, 7:22 pm

Al-Shuhada Street in Hebron

Photo: Al-Shuhada Street in Hebron

News

Israeli siege forces more than 530 families from their homes in Hebron

More than 530 Palestinian families have been forced from their homes in Hebron during a citywide lockdown now in its second week, with over 1,000 children among those displaced.

🌐 Global · 31 Oct 2026, 4:57 am

A flydubai Boeing 737 aircraft

Photo: A flydubai Boeing 737 aircraft

UAE

Flydubai extends Tel Aviv flight suspension until 30 November, Israeli broadcaster reports

Dubai-based carrier flydubai has extended its suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until 30 November, according to Israeli broadcaster Channel 12, though the airline itself has not formally announced the extension.

🇦🇪 UAE · 30 Oct 2026, 9:23 pm