Benny Gantz
Netanyahu's Likud, Eisenkot’s Yashar trade leads as 2026 election picture stays unclear - poll
Five polls released after Israel’s party lists closed show a fragmented race, with Gadi Eisenkot leading most surveys and Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in one.
Maariv pollster analyzes election race, Likud challenges, and threshold battles
Qualifying threshold considerations - opinion
Sara Netanyahu hints at conspiracy that Yair Golan had early knowledge of October 7 massacre
'Holocaust in Gaza': Western Wall desecrated with antisemitic graffiti
Israel Police have detained a suspect who allegedly graffitied the Western Wall complex and the Great Synagogue with an antisemitic message.
'Your job is to ensure Hamas does not lead you astray': Lapid slams Netanyahu for admission
The Israeli opposition criticized Netanyahu’s statements during his press conference, where he addressed details of the new IDF Gaza operation and hostage talks.
'Professional over political': Sa'ar pushes against demands that Zamir comply with gov't on Gaza
Sa’ar wrote that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir “is required to express his professional opinion clearly and unequivocally to the political echelon.”
New poll shows Bennett-led opposition could oust coalition
The survey shows the current coalition receiving 49 seats, compared to 61 for the opposition bloc led by Bennett, while Gantz's Blue and White party is expected to be just above the threshold.
After Eisenkot exodus, another lawmaker leaves Gantz's Blue and White party
MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen announced her resignation from Blue and White on Thursday, intending to join MK Gadi Eisenkot.
Knesset election dynamics largely unchanged despite Shas, UTJ leaving gov't, N12 poll finds
Israel's Channel 12 conducted a poll on general election scenarios following the Sephardi-haredi Shas Party's Wednesday announcement that they are leaving the coalition.
The man who knows everything about Netanyahu: If Urich falls, everything collapses - analysis
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara has recommended indicting Prime Minister Netanyahu's advisor, Yonatan Urich, for leaking information to a German newspaper.
Gov't ministers clash in attempt to pressure Netanyahu over Gaza hostage deal
Israeli politicians across the aisle have sent the prime minister messages pushing for or against a Gaza hostage deal.
'Etched in our hearts forever': Netanyahu, Israeli officials mourn five soldiers killed in Gaza
The entire People of Israel bows its head in mourning for the fall of our heroic fighters, who risked their lives in the battle to defeat Hamas and free all our hostages," Netanyahu remarked.
Could Gadi Eisenkot succeed Netanyahu as Israel’s next leader? - opinion
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Eisenkot may emerge as Israel’s next leader because he has become a symbol of Middle Israel’s agonies, having lost, in the current war, a son and a nephew.
