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Itamar Sassover, right, with Ben-Gvir in 2022. Sassover is a former spokesman for the Jewish supremacist group Lehava.

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This screen grab made on September 5, 2026 from handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on September 5, 2026 shows what CENTCOM says are strikes that destroyed three oil tankers linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the Iranian military organisation fired on American warships.

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Iran Launches Heavy Overnight Attacks on Ships in Gulf, Missiles at Jordan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces Likud's election slate, on Tuesday.

Netanyahu's Likud Party Files Knesset Slate, Includes PM's Handpicked Candidates

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives to attend a cabinet meeting after the summer recess at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, September 1, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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Far-right Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech in 2025.

The Israeli Knesset, Where Female Representation Fails Women

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Reality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest Lies

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF chief of staff Eyal Zamir in Gaza on Wednesday.

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Netanyahu and Eisenkot.

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Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot in Kiryat Malakhi, in southern Israel, in August.

Why Is the Decision on a Security Detail for Netanyahu's Chief Rival Political?

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Yahya Sinwar, former Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip

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Haaretz Editorial

Netanyahu Knew

An investigation by journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, which will appear in Haaretz's Friday edition, exposes Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest lie. Since October 7, he has been arguing that no warnings of the impending disaster had come his way – warnings that, had they arrived, would have made it possible to prevent it.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on Thursday.

Report: Pentagon Gave Dozens of Joint Staff Members Polygraphs in Leak Probe

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Pro-Israel Group Calls Ed Sheeran to Drop Macklemore for Saying 'Free Palestine'

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The Turkish rest house, one of the two buildings known as the Lower Customs House.

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Pro-Netanyahu videos by online influencers Nathan Salomon and "Dana Banana," wearing the bee hat, that were removed from the site following a request for comment from Haaretz.

We Found a Secret Netanyahu Campaign. When We Reached Out, It Was Taken Down

Gazan militias

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Netanyahu in a video inviting citizens to call him.

Netanyahu Invited Israelis to Call Him. Experts Warn He Just Wants Their Data

Businessman Avi Gross seen during Netanyahu's 2024 Address to Congress.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Davie Shipyard in Levis, Quebec, Canada in August.

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Israel Accuses Canada of Meddling in Israeli Election Over Settlement Trade Ban

Israeli students, last year.

Israeli Students' PISA Scores Plummet to Unprecedented Low, New OECD Report Says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on Thursday.

U.S. Officials, Public Figures Divided Over U.K. West Bank Settlement Sanctions

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Netanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?

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1/6 Itamar Ben-Gvir and Tally Gotliv announce her joining the Otzma Yehudit party, on Friday. Credit: Hadas Parush

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Tally Gotliv announce her joining the Otzma Yehudit party, on Friday.

1/6 Itamar Ben-Gvir and Tally Gotliv announce her joining the Otzma Yehudit party, on Friday. Credit: Hadas Parush

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Tally Gotliv announce her joining the Otzma Yehudit party, on Friday.

1/6 Itamar Ben-Gvir and Tally Gotliv announce her joining the Otzma Yehudit party, on Friday. Credit: Hadas Parush

Protesters in Tel Aviv during a demonstration against the spiking Jewish terror attacks against West Bank Palestinians.

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Activists from the Hadash party protesting Israel's policies in Gaza and the West Bank in Tel Aviv.

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This screen grab made on September 5, 2026 from handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on September 5, 2026 shows what CENTCOM says are strikes that destroyed three oil tankers linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the Iranian military organisation fired on American warships.

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UAE: Intelligence Is Shared With Israel, No Comment on Netanyahu Warning

Syria's Druze Defy Damascus and Court Israel, Risking a Collision With Trump

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A Few Good Women: Photos of Israelis Protesting the War While Most Stay Silent

Five Israeli Education Officials to Quit in Protest of Gender Segregation Law

Shin Bet and IDF Planned to Warn Netanyahu Before Oct. 7. Mossad Head Refused

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A woman feeding a child with a meal cooked using combustible materials collected from a garbage dump amid a shortage of cooking gas in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on August 22.

Food Is Finally Available in Gaza, but Many Families Can't Afford It

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of a bilateral meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, last week.

France and Canada Set to Join U.K. in Sanctioning Israeli Settlements

Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich in the Knesset.

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Mourners gather for a mass burial of around 100 Palestinians, including 62 children, whose remains where recovered from rubble, in Gaza City, on Sunday.

Dozens of Bodies, Including Childrens', Laid to Rest in Mass Funeral in Gaza

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Israeli military vehicles patrol the Shebaa Farms area, at the point where the borders of Israel, Lebanon and Syria meet.

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A lone settler on a tractor. Organized tours via all-terrain vehicles pass between the ruins of homes.

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