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Israel's caretaker PM Lapid holds first Cabinet meeting

Israel's caretaker prime minister has held his first Cabinet meeting since taking over as leader, promising a functional government amid the political instability

The Independent UK

Israel says it will test bullet that killed reporter, Palestinians disagree

Israel said on Sunday it would test a bullet that killed a Palestinian-American journalist to determine whether one of its soldiers shot her and said a U.S. observer would be present.

Reuters

Lebanon's Hezbollah Confirms it Launched Drones Towards Karish Field

Lebanon's Hezbollah said Saturday it had launched three drones towards an offshore gas field in the Mediterranean, after Israel's army said it had intercepted drones belonging to the Iran-backed movement. "On Saturday afternoon, three unarmed drones were launched towards the disputed Karish field for reconnaissance missions," the Shiite group said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Hezbollah launches unarmed drones towards Israeli gas rig in disputed waters

The Israeli military on Saturday said it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah heading towards an area where an Israeli gas platform was recently installed in the Mediterranean Sea, amid rising tension between Israel and Lebanon.

France 24

Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean

The Israeli military says it has shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that were heading toward an area where Israel recently installed an offshore gas platform

The Independent UK

PM Modi congratulates Yair Lapid for assuming Israeli premiership; wishes to deepen ties

Israel's Parliament voted on June 30 to dissolve itself and send the country to the polls in November for the fifth time in less than four years.

The Hindu

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Josh Hawley became a symbol of the Jan. 6 insurrection. He hasn’t come up in the hearings

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As Israel Heads Back to Elections, Lapid Stakes Out Vision

Israel’s parliament voted Thursday to dissolve itself, triggering the country's fifth election in just over three years and thrusting veteran politician Yair Lapid into the role of interim prime minister as he tries to persuade a deeply polarized nation to embrace his centrist vision. Polls indicate it will be a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Explainer: Can Netanyahu regain Israel's premiership?

Israel called a November election on Thursday after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stepped aside and parliament was dissolved, while former premier Benjamin Netanyahu promised he would return to power.

Reuters

Israel dissolves parliament, faces fifth election in four years

Israel’s parliament voted on Thursday to dissolve itself and paved the way to the country’s fifth election in less than four years after a fragile governing coalition collapsed.

Tribune News Service

Israel's Lapid: from heart-throb to the hot seat

As a TV star and newspaper columnist, Yair Lapid titled his weekly commentary "Being Israeli" - a rhapsody about the politically centrist middle-class that he saw holding together a fractious country, with him as its tribune.

Reuters

Israel’s Parliament Dissolves, Sets 5th Election in 4 Years

Israel’s parliament voted Thursday to dissolve itself and send the country to the polls in November for the fifth time in less than four years. Yair Lapid, Israel’s foreign minister and architect of the outgoing coalition government, will become the country’s caretaker prime minister just after midnight on Friday. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Can new Israeli elections secure a stable government?

Israel dissolves parliament, prompting new elections on November 1 and the possible return of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Al Jazeera

Israel sets 1 November as date for next general election

Israeli parliament will now be resolved and a caretaker government formed

The Independent UK

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Israeli parliament dissolves, paving the way for Lapid to become acting prime minister

It will be Israel's fifth election within four years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli PM Bennett Won’t Run in Upcoming Election

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will not run in upcoming elections, his office said Wednesday, after he led a broad but fragile coalition government that came unraveled barely a year after taking office. The government announced last week that it would dissolve the Knesset ahead of elections expected this fall,…

The Independent UK

Israel set for general election after vote to dissolve parliament

Collapse of coalition raises possibility of Netanyahu’s comeback as leader

The Guardian - UK

Israel braces for fifth election in less than four years

Poll set for October after collapse of short-lived coalition that ousted Benjamin Netanyahu from office

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With Israel's Knesset set to dissolve, PM Bennett says he will not seek re-election

Israel on Wednesday moved closer toward its fifth election in less than four years, plunging it deeper into political uncertainty as it grapples with rising living costs amid renewed international efforts to revive a nuclear deal with Iran.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Says Seeking Long-term Cooperation with Turkey

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced that efforts are underway to draft a document on long-term comprehensive cooperation between his country and Turkey. He made his remarks ahead of talks in Ankara on Monday with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The officials discussed cooperation between their countries and ways to…

The Hindu

Complicated, volatile, the descriptors of Israel’s politics

It remains to be seen whether Israel’s fifth national election, later this year, will result in a stable government

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli FM Under Pressure to Support an Int’l Deal with Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who will head the caretaker government this week, is under pressure from the army and the Mossad leadership regarding the official position on US efforts to reach a new international nuclear agreement with Iran, according to political sources in Tel Aviv. The army wanted a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran: Israeli Accusation of Iranian Plot to Harm Israelis in Istanbul ‘Ridiculous’

Iran said on Friday Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s accusation of an Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul was "ridiculous" and aimed at damaging Iranian-Turkish relations. At a news conference in Ankara on Thursday, Lapid thanked his host Turkey for helping abort a suspected Iranian plot against Israelis in…

Reuters

Iran: Israeli accusation of Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul 'ridiculous'

Iran said on Friday Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s accusation of an Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul was "ridiculous" and aimed at damaging Iranian-Turkish relations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli FM Thanks Turkey for Foiling Attacks on Israelis

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday thanked Turkish authorities for their cooperation in allegedly foiling attacks against Israeli citizens in Turkey, and warned Israel would not "sit idly by' in the face of threats to its citizens from Iran. Lapid made the comments after a meeting with his Turkish…

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