Michael Hauser Tov

The new alliance announced it aims to build a broad coalition, drawing support from senior political leaders and adding bereaved family members to its slate

According to senior party officials, Likud primaries could be scrapped and the current Knesset slate retained if both proposed frameworks for selecting candidates face opposition. In that scenario, they said, the prime minister could place candidates in reserved slots

Israel's governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on Sunday that the upcoming election will be held on October

The proposal for whether seats will be determined through primaries or a selection committee will be submitted for approval at the Likud conference, which is scheduled to convene in the coming days

A recording filed recently to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court reveals that, 15 years ago, Ben-Gvir pressured a far-right activist to 'take the fall' in an incitement case in which he was allegedly a suspect. The judge ignored the new information

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and ex-MK Gilad Erdan launched a right-wing alternative aimed at voters who support Netanyahu's coalition but oppose Haredi draft exemptions and seek a 'national' probe into the failures that led to the Oct. 7 attack

Mossad chief Gofman removed the heads of the agency's Intelligence Directorate and Iran Division following the failure. One source criticized Gofman's decision to dismiss the two senior officials, saying that he was a key supporter of regime change

The former deputy minister could become Mansour Abbas' party's candidate for national security minister as it seeks to broaden its appeal beyond its traditional base

Oren Dobronsky, an Israeli-American businessman who founded a hummus restaurant chain in California and appeared on the reality TV show 'Shark Tank,' also wrote that Gaza 'must be destroyed to the ground'

Netanyahu said security needs would leave Katz unable to campaign, as an internal party poll projected he would reach the 19th seat on the party's slate. FM Sa'ar and Likud Central Committee head Haim Katz were also secured. 'This doesn't look good,' one source says