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U.S. Expected to Press Israel to De-escalate as Trump Pursues Middle East Wins

Visitors to Jerusalem's Mamilla neighborhood shelter from the rain on Saturday.

Rare August Rain Showers Jerusalem, West Bank; Flood Warnings Issued

Ballot boxes for Likud candidates.

Site Shared in Likud Groups Allows Users to Identify Party Members by ID Number

Reality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest Lies

Netanyahu on the Army Radio podcast this week.

Army Radio Interviews Netanyahu in Studios of Likud-employed Production Company

Naama Lazimi

She's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants Power

Israel Elections 2026

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz visiting Gaza in November 2024.

For Israel's Clownish Defense Minister, Political Interests Come Before Security

The right-wing Channel 14's studios in Modi'in, central Israel, in May.

Right-wing Channel 14 Failed to Report Legally Required Election Poll Data

The videos from NVP's podcasts that are shared on its Instagram page.

Delaware Firm Behind Israeli Instagram Page Pushing pro-Netanyahu Content

Oren Smadja, in 2024.

Israeli Judo Medalist and Coach Oren Smadja Joins Gilad Erdan's New Party

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Oren Dobronsky, in a video Netanyahu posted to social media. Elon Musk during Trump's campaign.

Netanyahu's New Election Ploy Smells of Desperation and Elon Musk

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The view from a Hezbollah drone, shortly before it struck Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, in March.

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The Lessons of Lebanon and Ukraine: Why the IDF Wants 100,000 Drones a Year

Gadi Eisenkot (C), Israel's former chief of the general staff, and leader of the Yashar centrist political party, holds a meet-and-greet with people at a coffee shop as part of his campaign ahead of Israel's general elections in Jerusalem on August 12, 2026.

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How Eisenkot Plans to Unseat Netanyahu

Former prime minister Together Party head Naftali Bennett entering a party meeting in Tel Aviv on August 4.

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How Naftali Bennett Lost His Edge

Israeli settlers block Haaretz journalists from reaching Qusra in the West Bank, earlier this week.

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As Trump Limits IDF in Lebanon and Gaza, Netanyahu's Gov't Sets West Bank Ablaze

Security & Defense

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Palestinians use their phones as Israeli settlers and military personnel stand outside a Palestinian home in Qusra, in the West Bank, Saturday, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

Settlers Continue to Roam Palestinian Villages Despite Massive IDF Presence

People and rescue workers gather on a destroyed house that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Zahrani village, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Three IDF Troops Seriously Wounded by Hezbollah Attack, Netanyahu's Office Says

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Why Israeli Settlements Will Never Be a Success Story

Protest

Hundreds Protest Netanyahu Gov't, anti-Arab Racism Across Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location, in 2025.

Hezbollah Chief Rejects U.S.-led Lebanon Deal as Israel Reportedly Plans Assault

Political Affairs

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at an Army Radio podcast, earlier this week.

Netanyahu Calls U.K. 'Islamic Republic of Britain' in Podcast Appearance

Women blow shofars during a prayer service marking the Jewish month of Elul at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Friday.

Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Demonstrate Outside Women of the Wall Leaders' Homes

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, in April.

Top Israeli Rabbi Urges Students Against Voting for Haredi Party in Election

The entrance to Channel 12 News in Tel Aviv after the attack, last month.

Israeli Charged With Smashing Entrances at Haaretz, Channel 12 Offices

Israel's Home Front Command's aid mission examines the rubble after the earthquake in Venezuela last month.

Israel and Venezuela Agree to Renew Consular Ties After 17-year Diplomatic Break

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'I Don't Know a Wounded Israeli Soldier Whose Soul Wasn't Affected'

They Were Tortured en Route to Israel. Now the Nightmare Haunts a New Generation

Israel's Top Court: Intel Supports Claim Gaza Hospital Director Was Hamas Member

'Noo-noo' the Cicada Cousin in Amber Had a Bizarrely Long Mouth

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Rina Mor in 1976. "Rina, with her brown hair and light blue eyes, burst into tears … and was led to the Miss Universe golden throne."

50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Rebeca Grynspan speaks during at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., last month.

Who Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?

Mali and Liel Yahalomi

Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train Station

Naama Lazimi

She's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants Power

Mali and Liel Yahalomi, on a bus in Argentina, found on Friday evening.

Israel Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in Argentina

Israeli party events in the last few weeks. From left: Zionist Home, The Democrats and Yashar.

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