Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming government that Washington will work to keep a "horizon of hope" for a Palestinian state.
The head of Israel's right-wing Jewish Power party, who has long advocated to further escalate hard-line policies against Palestinians, is set to become Israel's next minister of national security.
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is working to cobble together a far-right and religious governing coalition in the 120-seat Knesset.
Benjamin Netanyahu has up to six weeks to conclude negotiations and cobble together a government. His most prominent partner is an extremist lawmaker of the far-right Religious Zionism bloc.
Washington criticises hardline Itamar Ben-Gvir, a likely senior partner in the next Netanyahu-led government, for attending a memorial service for Meir Kahane, a convicted terrorist.
Israeli atrocities in Palestine "including blockades, extrajudicial killings, home demolitions, and settlement construction" must end, President Abbas tells top US diplomat Blinken.
Benjamin Netanyahu is set to return to power in Israel for the fifth time, with the most ultra-far-right coalition in the country’s history.
"As long as values are respected, not only Türkiye and Israel but the entire region will benefit with win-win diplomacy," says Turkish leader Erdogan, as ex-PM Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to return to power.
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in his address at the first Arab League summit since the United Arab Emirates normalised ties with the Jewish state in 2020, urges Arab leaders to boost support in the face of "crimes" by Israel.
Palestinian officials in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza enclave say the ultra-nationalist complexion of Benjamin Netanyahu's likely alliance prompts concern over further escalation of the conflict.
Polls by three major Israeli TV stations indicate that Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies would capture the 61-seat majority in parliament required to form a new government.
Voting in under way in Israel for the fifth time in less than four years, with former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigning for a comeback alongside far-right allies.
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