Topic: Israeli

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Israeli 'unity government': Efrat Shapira expects Herzog will urge rival camps to form a 'coalition'

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Efrat Shapira Rosenberg, Israeli Radio/TV Host, Columnist, Podcaster and Educator. Following a deadlocked Israeli election, “everyone is saying who they’re not going to sit with, but no one is actually saying who they will sit with.” As President Isaac Herzog prepares to consult parliamentary factions over the formation of a new coalition, the impasse reveals tensions that extend beyond the familiar confrontation between Benjamin Netanyahu and his political opponents. According to Shapira, co-host of the highly popular Israeli politics podcast Miflaget Hamak

2 Nov 2026, 19:54 UTC

World

Jerusalem Daily: Israel’s lockdown of Hebron comes to an end

Israeli forces ended their lockdown of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, but its forces continued to attack a school.

2 Nov 2026, 17:34 UTC

Politics

Israel's president begins process of coalition government negotiations

Israel's President Isaac Herzog begins the process of coalition government negotiations this week. One possibility is for the centrist opposition bloc to form a government with the Arab parties, which would oust current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protests for and against such a coalition this weekend made it clear the Israeli public is divided over the idea.

2 Nov 2026, 16:51 UTC

World

Displaced in Hebron: Picking up pieces after Israeli siege

Displaced Hebron families return to damaged homes, left to pick up scattered pieces of their lives after Israeli siege.

2 Nov 2026, 16:01 UTC

World

Al Jazeera condemns Israeli ban extension, calls for its immediate lifting

Network calls move 'assault' on press freedom, warns of 'dangerous pattern' that undermines ability to report facts.

2 Nov 2026, 15:30 UTC

Politics

Jordan’s King Abdullah promises to confront ‘terrorists’ after Karak attack

King tells parliament attackers ‘are not of us’ and warns that Israeli expansionism is greatest threat to the region.

2 Nov 2026, 12:55 UTC

World

Israeli army withdraws from Hebron after operation displaces thousands of Palestinians

Israeli forces withdrew from a neighbourhood in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, ending a military operation launched after two Israeli soldiers were killed in late October. Thousands of Palestinians displaced during the raid have begun returning to homes, many of which were damaged or ransacked.

2 Nov 2026, 10:45 UTC

World

The future of the Palestinian vote in Israel

The backlash against the high Palestinian turnout reveals much about the state of Israeli democracy and its future.

2 Nov 2026, 07:45 UTC

World

Hebron governor says Israeli forces withdraw from city after 10-day siege

Hebron Mayor Youssef al-Jaabari says families forced from their homes can return and students can go to school.

2 Nov 2026, 06:43 UTC

Politics

Israeli officials say results stand as Netanyahu claims election ‘stolen’

Election body says deadlocked result won't be undermined even if foreign interference claims are found to be true.

2 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC

World

Hebron siege continues for 10th day as Israel threatens wider offensive

Hebron's economic losses surpass $3.8m as Israeli forces demolish West Bank homes and close hundreds of businesses.

1 Nov 2026, 18:19 UTC

World

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill eight including child, hospitals say

Five officers from the Hamas-run police have been killed in Khan Younis and three people, including a child, killed in Gaza City, officials say.

1 Nov 2026, 16:50 UTC

World

Israeli attacks on Gaza kill at least nine people

Israeli attacks on Gaza City and Khan Younis killed at least nine people on Sunday.

1 Nov 2026, 14:42 UTC

World

At least eight Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza

Four-year-old among eight Palestinians killed in Israeli drone attacks across the Gaza Strip.

1 Nov 2026, 14:11 UTC

Politics

The week in pictures: Lula's victory, Israeli elections and Spain train crash

From Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's reelection in Brazil's presidential polls, to razor-sharp margins in the Israeli general elections, to a deadly high-speed train collision in Spain, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the most striking images from the past week.

1 Nov 2026, 11:22 UTC