29 October 2026
Israeli strike targets two platoons in Kafr Tebnit
Israeli military aircraft launched an air raid on the outskirts of Bar'shitt.
Leader of the Joint List faction in Al Jazeera: Ousting the government means ousting Smotrich and Ben Gvir, and the government that is inciting against us
The leader of Israeli Democrats Yair Golan has called for the Eisenkot Bloc to negotiate with Arab parties "We have a majority of 65 seats. We must stop being afraid"
Israeli warplanes launch an airstrike near Al-Iman Mill on 20th Street, east of Nuseirat camp
Palestinian citizen injured by Israeli drone fire east of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip
About 90% of the votes have been counted in Israel's elections, but no coalition has enough seats to control the Knesset, with the Arab Parties maintaining their influence Netanyahu bloc - 53 seats Eisenkot bloc - 48 seats Arab parties - 19 seats
Palestinian sources: One killed and several injured after Israeli air strike in Mawasi, Rafah, southern Gaza
Civil Defense in Gaza: Injuries resulting from an Israeli raid on the Batn al-Samin area in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip
Israeli army in Hebron: Six suspects arrested, M16 weapon seized
Three Hamas commanders, including two militants who participated in the October 7 onslaught, were killed in recent strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army announces. A strike on Sunday in Khan Younis killed Anas Akram Muhammad Humaida, identified by the military as a commander in Hamas's elite Nukhba Force who invaded in the Sufa army post on October 7, 2023. Another strike on Sunday in Gaza City killed Ashraf Mahmoud Yusuf Dahlan, who, according to the Israeli army, was a company commander in Hamas&39;s East Jabalia Battalion, and who also infiltrated Israel on October 7.A strike on Monday in Gaza City killed Mahmoud Othman Abdullah Alwan, a Nukhba commander in Hamas's West Jabalia Battalion, according to the military.The military says the three operatives had recently been advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians and acted to restore Hamas's capabilities, "in systematic violation of the ceasefire."
Israeli security forces launch raids and arrests, mostly targeting journalists, during incursion into Qalqilia.
Attacker killed after assaulting a guard in front of the Israeli Embassy in Serbia
Attacker killed after assaulting a guard in front of the Israeli Embassy in Serbia
With 51.8% of votes counted in Israel's election, neither bloc has a majority. Netanyahu's bloc has 55 seats, the opposition 49 and the Arab-led parties 16, against the 61 needed to govern. Likud leads the partial count with 27 seats, ahead of Eisenkot's Yashar (21), the Joint List (12), Bennett's Together (11), and The Democrats and United Torah Judaism (9 each). The overnight exit-poll updates also moved toward Netanyahu. Kan 11 now gives his bloc 51 seats, Channel 12 gives it 52 and Channel 13 gives it 51, all up from 50, while the opposition dropped to 49–51
Israeli attacks reported from midnight to present: Qantara, Kafr Tebnit, Zawter Sharqiya; Counter-battery fire: Al-Mansouri, Wadi Al-Hajar
Clashes erupt in Betta village south of Nablus, with Israeli forces firing tear gas.
The additional U.S. Patriot is going to Israel. This is per flight tracking data and two officials with knowledge of the movement
Israeli elections: All polling stations have now closed. We are now moving on to the vote counting process.
Celebrations in Tel Aviv
Israeli 2026 Elections Exit Polls per Kan 11, Channel 12, and Channel 13
ISRAEL ELECTION — i24NEWS EXIT POLL: Likud (Netanyahu): 27; Yashar (Eisenkot): 20; Beyachad (Bennett): 15; Democrats (Yair Golan): 9; Joint List: 9; Shas: 8; United Torah Judaism: 7; Ra'am: 7; Otzma Yehudit (Ben Gvir): 7; Religious Zionism (Smotrich): 6; Yisrael Beytenu (Liberman): 5
Channel 12 (Israel) poll: No clear winner in the Knesset elections.
Attack near homes in Al-Jarmouk
The Israeli army says troops killed a Palestinian terror operative who crossed the "Yellow Line" in the southern Gaza Strip earlier today."Immediately after the identification, the forces killed the terrorist to remove the threat," the army says.
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas: We affirm that the arrest campaign carried out by the Palestinian Authority security forces in several West Bank governorates, targeting released prisoners, activists, and ordinary citizens, constitutes a violation of public freedoms and Palestinian human rights. We reject the revolving-door policy employed by the security services against released prisoners, as it exacerbates their suffering and that of their families after years spent in prison defending their people and their right to freedom. We emphasize that the duty, in light of the escalating aggression and attacks by settlers in the West Bank and the continued bombardment and killing in the Gaza Strip, is to stand with our people and pressure Israel to stop its crimes, not to persecute and arrest our people. We call for the immediate release of all political prisoners and an end to arrests and raids. We also call upon human rights organizations to condemn these violations and to take action and exert pressure to end them and secure the release of the detainees.
Voting has begun in Israel's parliamentary elections, with polling stations opening across the country at 7 a.m. local time
Artillery strikes target Al-Mansouri and areas near Bar'eshit
Artillery shelling targets Wadi Zibqin
Israeli forces launch tear gas at citizens in Salah Street, Qalqilia.
Israeli forces launch tear gas at citizens in Salah Street, Qalqilia.
A UN inquiry says Israel continued committing genocide in Gaza despite the October 2025 ceasefire. The commission found that Israeli forces continued using heavy weapons, drones and sniper fire in densely populated areas, while expanding territorial control through the Yellow Line, which is becoming a de facto border. Israel dismissed the findings as a "misinformation campaign."