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Israel election turnout hits highest level since 1973, reaching 55.7% by 4pm, as Netanyahu and Eisenkot cast their votes
Around 4.85 million voters had cast their ballots by 4pm – Man carrying a knife arrested near Democratic Party leader Yair Golan in Tel Aviv – When the first election results are expected


Three years since October 7: The day that changed Israel, the Middle East and the world
From the 251 hostages and the invasion of Gaza to the Strait of Hormuz and the open U.S.-Iran conflict

“My husband and son were murdered by Hamas. Where is that in your film?”: Tensions at “NAZA” documentary premiere in the Netherlands (videos)
A survivor of 7 October 2023 launched an attack on the Israeli directors of the propaganda documentary and was later forced to leave the cinema following the reaction
Netanyahu denies report of Egyptian warning before Hamas attack
The Atlantic claims that the head of Egypt’s intelligence services had traveled to Israel a few days before 7 October

He underestimated Sinwar, feared “losing” Saudi Arabia: Why Netanyahu ignored warnings about 7 October
Sources cited by the New York Times confirm the UAE sheikh’s communication with Bibi to warn him about Hamas’s plan – Netanyahu in a difficult position just weeks before the most critical elections in Israel’s history

Israeli PM Netanyahu brands Turkish President Erdogan ‘antisemitic dictator’ after Interpol arrest warrant
Netanyahu responds after Turkey asks Interpol to issue international arrest alerts for him and another official over the Gaza flotilla raid, as Israel accuses Erdogan of harbouring Hamas, occupying Cyprus and escalating tensions into Syria

Kushner presses Netanyahu on rejected Gaza plan
US presidential envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel within hours, in a fresh push to advance the American plan for the Gaza Strip that the right-wing Israeli leader made clear days ago he "rejects".

Tragedy in Israel: Survivor of Hamas’ October 7 attack dies by suicide at the grave of his partner, who was murdered at the Nova festival
Bar Ashraf was found dead by his sister after he disappeared following a wedding they had attended together. His 26-year-old partner, Liron Barda, had been working as a bartender on the day of the attack


