Moran Azulay

Analysis: Firebrand Tally Gotliv was pushed back and Netanyahu-backed regional candidates won, but critic David Bitan survived efforts to oust him and his candidate beat the prime minister’s pick for the ‘new woman’ slot

Seven Mizrahi candidates reached the primary top 10, religious representation fell sharply and no former general or IDF chief of staff made the list; Dichter, Silman, Elkin and May Golan are among senior figures pushed below realistic Knesset positions

Nissan Zaevi, leader of the campaign to restore the confrontation line, has joined the Yachad party led by Naftali Bennett. According to the party's announcement, Zaevi, a third-generation descendant of Galilee settlement pioneers, established the 'Habayta - Returning to the Galilee' movement and 'Lobby 1701' during the war with the aim of representing northern residents in their struggle to restore security and develop the region.

Energy minister wins 46,224 votes, more than 3,000 ahead of Amir Ohana, after years cultivating organized activists and unaffiliated members; Likud officials say Netanyahu may no longer be able to overlook his standing

Analysis: With just over two months to Election Day, Netanyahu must reshape Likud’s male-heavy slate, shore up cracks in his right-wing bloc and win back moderate voters as Gadi Eisenkot emerges as his main rival

Chairman of the 'Yachad' party, Naftali Bennett, presented his security doctrine at a party conference and said that "in the not-too-distant future, AI capabilities will be more important than even nuclear weapons." In his speech, he presented four "incorrect security concepts that he intends to change in the next government," including: "Reversing the equation created by the government in the north. If Hezbollah fires at us - we strike Iran Qatar will be defined as an enemy state Turkey and Qatar will be removed from Gaza and replaced by Egypt, while preserving freedom of action in Gaza defining the threat of illegal weapons within Israel's borders as a security threat and not a criminal one."

Former PM says Israel must replace its pre-Oct. 7 assumptions, remove Turkey from Gaza in favor of Egypt, preserve IDF freedom of action, treat illegal weapons as a security threat and draft all Haredi men without exemptions

Workers' union says severe shortages span operations, fire services, security and baggage handling, warning passenger service could suffer during the holiday rush

Former US intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel says October 7 showed the country was ‘abandoned and betrayed’ and calls for new leadership

Religious Zionism lawmaker Zvi Sukkot said he had asked the military to remove memorials glorifying terrorists in Palestinian villages near Nablus, but acted himself after they remained in place