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Joint List Party leader Ayman Odeh attends a meeting on April 5, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Interview

Ayman Odeh says Arab parties could back Bennett or Eisenkot to block Netanyahu

In an interview with Al-Monitor, head of the Arab-Israeli Hadash-Ta'al Knesset faction, Ayman Odeh, said his party is prepared to make difficult decisions to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

Ayman Odeh

Head of the Knesset's Hadash-Ta'al faction

Motorists drive past a billboard bearing a picture of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, ahead of his funeral in Tehran on July 3, 2026. Iranian leaders began paying their respects on July 3 before the coffin of the country's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed in the US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war, as Tehran prepared for a vast funeral. Khamenei's body arrived at Tehran's Grand Mosalla on July 3 ahead of ceremonies which are expected to draw millions. (Photo by AFP via Ge

Analysis

As US-Iran talks falter, Israel views war outcome as 'total strategic failure’

Israeli officials believe the US failure to attain the kind of agreement with Iran that it originally sought stems from the strategic mistakes made during and after the recent war.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Latest News

Who is Melat Kiros, the pro-Palestinian who unseated a longtime Democrat?

Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

Analysis

For Israel, Lebanon deal 'historic' despite fears Hezbollah will rebuild

Shia Muslim devotees gather for a mourning ritual near the shrine of Hassan Nasrallah, the slain leader of the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah who was killed in a 2024 Israeli-airstrike, in Beirut's southern suburbs on June 26, 2026 at the peak of Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP via Getty Images)

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Turkey, Azerbaijan slam Israel’s Armenian genocide recognition as Yerevan mum

KAREN MINASYAN / AFP via Getty Images

Samuel Wendel

Senior Market Research Analyst

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Jack Dutton

Chief Business Correspondent

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Ben Caspit

Israel Columnist

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Rina Bassist

Associate Editor (Israel)

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

A plume of smoke rises over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during an Israeli strike on Nov. 9, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.

Israel's Netanyahu rejects international troops for post-war Gaza

Absent an Israeli endgame for governance in Gaza, Washington eyes regional buy-in for a transitional force to enable Israel's military to extract itself from the Palestinian enclave once Hamas is defeated.

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Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria as conflict with Israel rages

Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah are continuing, though the Iran-backed group has signaled that it is being deterred from engaging in a full-blown war with Israel.

A dead horse lies on the ground as people gather around an ambulance damaged in a reported Israeli strike in front of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 3, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.

'Far too many' Palestinians killed in Gaza war, Blinken says

As the death toll mounts in Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Israel's daily pauses in operations but said more was needed to protect civilians.

A convoy of Israeli military vehicles drives down a road at an undisclosed location on the border with the Gaza Strip on October 15, 2023.

Analysis

Israel prepares for long Gaza battle, but diplomatic clock ticks

The IDF is advancing more rapidly than expected in Gaza City, but international pressure for humanitarian pauses and possible cease-fire continue to increase.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images

Day 35 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Friday, Nov. 10

Palestinians stand on a destroyed vehicle as they watch rescuers search the debris of a building after an Israeli strike on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 9, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

Israel agrees to daily 4-hour pauses in Gaza operations, White House says

The White House said the humanitarian pauses will help civilians get out of harm's way as Israeli airstrikes and ground forces target Hamas infrastructure and militants.

People carry an injured person after Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 7, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

Day 34 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Thursday, Nov. 9

Hostage rally

Hostage deal elusive as US pushes for Gaza pause

US officials are seeking a humanitarian pause in Gaza to help negotiate the release of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas.

People attend a rally in support of the people of Israel in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 22, 2023. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza the following day. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel's Mossad helped Brazil foil Hezbollah attack, two arrested

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that Mossad played a part in foiling a terror attack in Brazil instigated by Hezbollah.

Nescafe

Boycotts in Turkey over Israel’s war in Gaza spread to Coca-Cola, Nescafe

While the Turkish Parliament stopped the sale of certain multinational brands in its cafeterias, several universities have said they will no longer collaborate with Israeli academia until a cease-fire is reached.

US copter

Day 33 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Wednesday, Nov. 8

Smoke rises in northern Gaza during Israeli shelling

Israel-Hamas war pivotal moment for Abraham Accords 

Although there are some who believe the Accords could be a casualty of the war, unwinding them isn’t so simple.

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech