With 86% of votes counted, Netanyahu is heading for a decisive comeback victory, with the far right set to gain unprecedented influence with 65 seats; this is the fifth general election in less than four years

Israel has announced the closing its embassy in Dublin, Ireland, in protest against Ireland’s decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood and to accuse the Israelis of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip

Netanyahu, indicted in 2019, is Israel’s first sitting prime minister to be charged with a crime and must testify three times a week; he took the witness stand for the first time on 10 December 2024 in his long-running corruption trial, denying charges

Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of carrying out "ethnic cleansing" against the Palestinian population