Israel is pushing on with its West Bank operation as an election draws ever closer
Two gunmen shot dead two Israeli soldiers and wounded three at a checkpoint, the attack Benjamin Netanyahu cited as justification for sealing West Bank crossings and launching strikes across more than 400 locations in…A Hyundai excavator demolishes a building in a densely built urban area, as videos show soldiers marking homes with black crosses before bulldozers flattened entire blocks across Hebron.
Polls give Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's camp around 50 seats each, short of the 61 needed. Arab parties are tipped to win at least 13 seats, but Eisenkot has ruled out alliances with them. Netanyahu has denied reports of a clash with the military over escalation with Iran. A former defence minister is seeking a treason probe against him.
Oct 7 survivor Shachar Zafran is switching to Bennett: 'most Israelis don't believe in him'.
Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit is projected to win seven to ten seats, enough to be kingmaker.