The Key Election Issues Dividing Israelis as They Vote
The question of accountability for the government’s failures in the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, looms over the election.
The question of accountability for the government’s failures in the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, looms over the election.
The airstrikes late Monday, which a Syrian agency said killed at least seven civilians, were in retaliation for an attack on a Jordanian church, Jordan said.
As Israel votes, ever more strident hard-right views compete with hopes for a diverse land. The outcome could shape the country’s identity for years.
King Charles III is traveling to host a meeting of the leaders of more than 50 nations.
Addressing supporters after midnight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, who leads a bloc of opposition parties, both expressed confidence that they will lead Israel’s next government. Vote counting could take days.
A high-speed passenger train rear-ended another near Toledo, months after a crash involving the same carriers killed dozens and stunned the country.
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The anti-immigrant agitator, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, will be sentenced in December.
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The attacker, a minor, appeared to be a supporter of the Islamic State, the government said. Authorities have described it as a terrorist attack.
A state broadcaster says it cannot afford the restoration of a 1922 steel tower, prompting rare wartime dissent and a movement to save the Modernist masterpiece.