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Herzog Gives Eisenkot Mandate to Form Israel's Next Government President Isaac Herzog gave Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form Israel's next government on Sunday. Factions…
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President Isaac Herzog's office says he will formally give Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form Israel's next government at 5 p.m. Sunday at the President's Residence. Herzog…
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. military carried out a limited strike on an Iranian air defense system Friday. Iranian state media reported explosions on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.…
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Israel's Home Front Command has reviewed how it would alert the public in the event of renewed military operations against Iran or intelligence indicating an imminent Iranian missile attack. The…
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's weekly multi-front security assessment was cancelled Thursday after initially being postponed from Wednesday, according to sources familiar with the matter. The…
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to convene Israel's political-security cabinet tonight at 8:00 p.m., following a security consultation with a limited number of senior defense…
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Israel's Central Elections Committee ratified the results of the election for the 26th Knesset today, with 15 members voting in favor, two against and 14 abstaining, according to Ynet. Committee…
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UPDATE: Home Front Command confirms no orders issued to open shelters In response to an inquiry from BNN regarding reports of municipalities in northern Israel opening and preparing shelters, the…
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Israel has shared intelligence with the United States suggesting that Iran is considering using chemical weapons against its adversaries, according to The New York Times, citing American and…
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Northern Israeli communities prepare shelters amid concerns of renewed fighting with Iran Communities in northern Israel are taking precautionary measures, including opening and preparing shelters,…
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Trump Says Annual US Funding to Israel Will End After 2026 US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement months ago to end annual US…
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The IDF says it has concluded its operation in Hebron and pulled out of the neighborhood where the two gunmen behind the October 23 checkpoint attack lived. Palestinian media reported that troops…
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Herzog to Begin Government Formation Consultations on Wednesday President Isaac Herzog will begin meeting with representatives of the factions elected to the 26th Knesset on Wednesday, November 4,…
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The IDF has completed preparations for a possible strike on Iran and is on high alert. Israeli defense officials expect a renewed confrontation to be prolonged rather than a brief round of strikes.…
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The IDF said Friday that troops demolished the homes of the two gunmen who killed Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem in the October 23 shooting attack at a checkpoint near…
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The United States is increasing its military presence and logistical support in the Middle East as preparations continue for a possible renewed campaign against Iran. Military aviation tracking data…
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Schools across Israel are scheduled to conduct a remote learning exercise on Sunday, November 1, between 3:00 PM and 8:30 PM, as part of preparations for a possible wartime shift to distance…
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The Shin Bet said the intelligence behind its investigation into suspected foreign interference in the election came from its own intelligence collection under its legal mandate, and was not…
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Qatar has categorically denied interfering in Israel's election or funding activities intended to influence its outcome. Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari accused Israeli politicians and…
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The Contship Jet, a cargo ship chartered by Israel's ZIM shipping company, sank overnight after being struck by three maritime drones off Bulgaria's coast. The Liberian-flagged vessel was carrying…
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Investigators suspect money originating in Qatar was transferred under the guise of legitimate donations as part of an effort to influence voting, according to Israel Hayom. The suspected funding…
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\BNN Election Coverage | Powered by The Petek\ Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg has instructed Shin Bet chief David Zini to investigate suspicions of foreign funding and…
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These are the votes of soldiers, hospital patients, prisoners and diplomats: the blue ballot envelope sealed inside a second one with the voter's details. The Central Elections Committee expects…
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_BNN Election Night Coverage | Powered by The Petek_ Voter turnout reached 77.7% by 10 PM Israel time, the highest in a Knesset election since 1999, according to the Central Elections Committee. Its…
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_BNN Election Night Coverage | Powered by The Petek_ Kan 11, Channel 12 and Channel 13 each project 50 seats for Netanyahu's bloc in their initial exit polls, 11 short of the 61 needed for a Knesset…
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BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek Voter turnout stood at 74.3% as of 20:00.
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BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek Voter turnout reached 66.7% by 6 p.m., nine percentage points higher than at the same hour in the previous election.
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BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek Turnout reached a record high for 4 p.m., with 55.7% of eligible voters having cast their ballots, according to the Central Elections Committee. That…
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The Central Elections Committee reported that 44.9% of eligible voters had cast their ballots by 2 p.m. Its acting director general said: "We have broken all records."
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\BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek\ The Central Elections Committee has reminded polling staff that voters can use an expired Israeli ID card, or teudat zehut, provided the photograph…
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_BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek_ Police arrested a man carrying a knife near Democrats leader Yair Golan in Tel Aviv today, according to a police statement cited by Ynet. The…
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_BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek_ Turnout in Israel's election reached 31.5% by noon, approximately 2.3 million voters, according to Central Elections Committee figures. That is the…
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Jordan said Monday its air force struck sites in southern Syria belonging to groups it linked to Friday's church attack in Karak, which killed nine people. The Jordanian military said the strikes…
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U.S. Central Command has developed expanded plans for potential renewed strikes against Iran, including targets involving energy infrastructure and facilities critical to the Iranian economy, The…
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The IDF announced new restrictions on Palestinian workers entering Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, alongside a broader closure of land crossings on Election Day,…
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Israeli security forces continued a major counterterrorism operation in Hebron following Friday's shooting attack that killed two IDF soldiers and wounded three others. The IDF said the operation…
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The IDF has announced the names of two soldiers killed in this morning's terrorist shooting attack near Judea Junction, outside Hebron. Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, from Ashkelon, was a squad…
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Iranian officials have intensified their warnings against Israel and the United States amid growing concerns in Tehran that renewed military action could begin in the coming days, potentially before…
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President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have responded to this morning's terrorist attack in the southern West Bank, which left several people wounded, some seriously. Herzog…
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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says Israeli troops prevented a potentially larger attack this morning after two Palestinian gunmen opened fire near Hebron in the southern West Bank, wounding…
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Two Israelis were wounded, reportedly seriously, in a shooting attack near Judea Junction on Route 35, close to Hebron, a short time ago. The IDF says two terrorists carried out the attack and were…
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Iranian officials believe a renewed military confrontation with Israel and the United States is inevitable and are preparing for the possibility that Israel will launch the first attack, potentially…
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Military aircraft are being repositioned in the Gulf, while Royal Air Force personnel have been instructed to resume carrying protective equipment, a source familiar with regional military activity…
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed concern that a preemptive strike against Iran before Israel's October 27 election would lead to accusations that he was using military action for…
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Dozens of Israeli fighter jets and aerial refueling aircraft flew over Syria and Iraq toward Iran's border on Monday night before turning back, American sources told Channel 12's Barak Ravid. The…
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Sources to BNN indicate that the United States has ordered embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, while family members of American embassy personnel in the United Arab Emirates,…
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The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia has ordered all American staff and their families to leave the country, AFP reported, citing a diplomatic source. The order follows an earlier Reuters report, citing…
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The U.S. State Department is preparing to order the departure of some American embassy personnel and their family members from diplomatic missions across the Gulf, Reuters reported, citing U.S.…
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Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei said today that no enriched nuclear material would leave the country and that negotiations with Washington would depend on the United States first fulfilling…
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