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Israel's election cycle speeds up as October 27 vote approaches - from the editor

Israel heads toward a high-stakes election after three years of war, with Netanyahu’s leadership at the center of the vote

Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.
Activists from the Women Demand Life movement demonstrate in front of the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem to mark the two-year anniversary of the return of "The Beautiful Six," August 31, 2026.

Protest marking anniversary of 'Beautiful Six' hostages' deaths held at Prime Minister's Residence

Israeli settler extremists throw stones at a dirt road at the Palestinian village of Kusra, in the West Bank, in an attempt to block the movement of Palestinians and Israeli forces, August 12, 2026

'Only a smokescreen': Hamas condemns rising settler violence, Ben-Gvir's treatment of prisoners

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the ongoing conflict with Iran July 31, 2026.

US, Iran renew strikes in overnight clashes, future of ceasefire talks hangs in the balance


Qatar, Egypt, Turkey condemn Israeli military action in Gaza, say it undermines path to peace

On Friday US President Donald Trump announced that the Board of Peace had reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza.

The  inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

Bereaved, hostage families demand emigration option for Gazans before letting int'l force enter

The families argued that facilitating the departure of Gaza residents who wish to leave could improve Israel’s security situation and weaken Hamas’s control over the local population.

Displaced Palestinian children play in water as they shelter at a school on a hot day, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026.

Turkey accuses Netanyahu of undermining Gaza peace efforts

Turkey accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of sabotaging mediation efforts and pursuing policies that undermine regional stability after Israel's latest strikes in Gaza.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 13, 2026.

Exiled Palestinian official walks back Jared Kushner ceasefire claim as Israeli strikes hit Gaza

"Mr. Jared Kushner confirmed to us that he had agreed with the Israeli side to halt the attacks on Gaza beginning tomorrow morning," Mohammad Dahlan wrote before removing the claims.

Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis.

IDF kills several terrorists in Gaza from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Army of Islam

On Saturday, the IDF killed Alaa Imad Khamis Tarams, a terrorist from the “Army of Islam” organization in Gaza City, as well as Hassan Ibrahim Shehadeh Qahman from the Islamic Jihad organization.

Illustrative: Black smoke rises at night after a residential block was targeted west of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip on July 15, 2026.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad agrees to Board of Peace's proposed Gaza disarmament deal - report

The deal, announced by Trump on Thursday night, includes the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in the Gaza Strip, which would then lead to an IDF withdrawal.

Terrorists from Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street during Eid al-Adha, in Gaza City, May 27, 2026.

‘We believe Hamas will not disarm,’ Israeli-backed militia figure in Gaza tells ‘Post’

Dismantling armed militias could discourage locals from working with Israel, says a Gaza resident. "People will think twice for fear of being abandoned."

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Hamas distributing personal weapons to operatives to avoid total disarmament amid BoP deal - report

A Palestinian source said Hamas is distributing rifles to individuals under the guise of personal firearms, while insisting it will not disarm despite the Board of Peace agreement.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Is the Gaza peace plan progress a major breakthrough? - analysis

If implemented, the agreement could reshape Gaza's political and security landscape, providing a pathway toward Hamas relinquishing its weapons and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Palestinians inspect a site of an Israeli strike on a house that was pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate on Saturday before the strike was carried out later that day, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2026.

Senior US officials detail plan to disarm Hamas, ensure Oct. 7 'never happens again'

Senior US officials said: "One of the important things for Israel is that it will not withdraw as long as there is a Hamas threat; Israel's withdrawal will occur according to a [later] schedule."

 Israeli security gather near a rifle at the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot