Elections

Netanyahu's bloc has risen from 46 to 48 seats, while the opposition bloc still maintains a majority of 62 seats, allowing Bennett to form an alternative government even without the Arab parties.

A minister said that the rumors of an election were to signal haredi parties were not afraid of being voted out amid conflict on the draft bill.

The Vatican says the 2018 agreement, renewed until October 2028, is the best deal it could secure despite its undisclosed terms.

The vote to dissolve the Knesset is expected to happen around 10 p.m. after opposition party heads unanimously agreed to vote on the issue.

Former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen plans to launch an independent political party amid changing Israeli public sentiment post-war.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Netanyahu’s current coalition, despite the colossal failure of October 7, has already outlasted about 75% of its predecessors.

According to the survey, current opposition parties would secure 61 seats, excluding Arab parties, or 65 seats, including a party led by Naftali Bennett.

After a populist with ties to organized crime won the Polish elections, does Israel face a similar threat?

Nawrocki’s narrow win, securing just over 50.8% of the vote, marked a stunning reversal of the liberal optimism that swept Prime Minister Donald Tusk into power barely 18 months earlier.

In a victory for European conservatives inspired by US President Donald Trump, Nawrocki secured 50.89% of the vote, election commission data showed.

The 43-year-old historian, director of the Polish National Remembrance Institute (IPN), won the presidential race, despite polls foreseeing his defeat.