A UN commission of inquiry says Israel has continued genocidal acts in Gaza after the October 2025 ceasefire, and that the situation in the West Bank has worsened. Israel's Geneva mission calls the report a misinformation campaign. The Palestinian health ministry reports 74,561 deaths in Gaza since October 2023, including 1,565 since the ceasefire took effect. It also says Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians over the past two days, including a six-year-old girl. The report covers events from 7 October 2023 to September 2026.
More than 29,000 double‑envelope ballots, about 6 % of the total, have been counted, and the Central Elections Committee expects the remaining count to finish by the afternoon. Projections after regular ballots show Benjamin Netanyahu’s right‑religious bloc at 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition at 48 seats, and Arab‑led parties at 19 seats, leaving all three blocs short of the 61 seats needed for a majority. Voter turnout reached 77.7 %, the highest since 1999.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says former U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed him and that the two could restart the war against Iran if Netanyahu wins the 27 Oct election. Trump posted on social media urging Israelis to vote for Netanyahu and to finish the job they started. Netanyahu says he has ordered Mossad and the IDF to bring down the Iranian regime if he stays in power. White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly says the U.S. will not attack Iran before the 3 Nov midterm elections. Opponent and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot praises Trump as a true friend of Israel and calls Netanyahu's remarks fear-mongering.