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ynet reports that special elections for head of the Sdot Negev Regional Council are scheduled for November 3.
ynet
Haaretz reports that pro-Netanyahu protesters demonstrate outside Gadi Eisenkot’s home, accusing him of causing his son’s death.
Google News – Israel · Haaretz · العربية عاجل
Leaders of the Joint List and Ra'am hold a coordination meeting for the first time since the elections.
Amit Segal
Amit Segal reports that members of Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar faction are meeting.
Amit Segal
Avichai Mandelblit says he did not authorize an investigation of Shlomo Filber concerning the connection between Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Hayom.
ynet
ynet reports that a court cancels restrictive conditions on another suspect in an election bribery case.
ynet
An Israeli official says the election was conducted properly and the Israel Security Agency is investigating suspected foreign funding to influence it; current evidence does not undermine the results.
Amit Segal · Google News – Israel · أخبار جوجل – إسرائيل +3
Abu Ali Express reports that Israel's Defense Ministry and IDF plan a training facility with Elbit Systems costing about 600 million shekels for SIGMA and PULS artillery platforms.
Abu Ali Express
Gadi Eisenkot says a protest outside his home the previous night reinforces the need to replace the Israeli government as soon as possible.
Amit Segal
Gadi Eisenkot's party says the leadership is “rotten and unrestrained” in response to calls outside his home.
ynet
Tasnim reports that Haredi protesters clashed with Israeli police after the arrest of a person sought for evading military service.
Tasnim
Amit Segal identifies the Arab vote as the main election surprise and says Shas has six seats, while Netanyahu's bloc leads Gadi Eisenkot's bloc.
Amit Segal
Israel says it respects the election results.
أخبار جوجل – إسرائيل · العربية عاجل · أخبار جوجل – الأردن
Amit Segal says the 26th Knesset has 19 lawmakers from Arab parties and 13 from ultra-Orthodox parties, the first time the former outnumber the latter.
Amit Segal
Mehr News says assessments from think tanks in Tel Aviv link intelligence and security failures surrounding the Oct. 7 attack to political pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu and disputes over government formation and Knesset seats.
Mehr News
Naftali Bennett says Beyachad will nominate Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to Israeli President Isaac Herzog as a candidate to form the next government.
IRNA
Amit Segal says he joins Nadav Perry and Nadav Eyal for a discussion about the post-election period, forming a government and changing polling in the next election.
Amit Segal
ynet reports an effort within Likud to challenge election results and cites Solberg's remark: “A serious suspicion without impact? Puzzling.”
ynet
Avigdor Lieberman tells Gadi Eisenkot that his campaign hurt the Change bloc’s chances in the election.
ynet
Likud says Gadi Eisenkot and his partners are seeking to form a government with parties it says support terrorism, while dropping efforts to enlist ultra-Orthodox Israelis.
Amit Segal
Amit Segal says about 4,000 votes kept Ra'am's eighth seat from becoming Shas's seventh and asks whether the affair involved more or fewer votes.
Amit Segal
Israeli commentator Amit Segal calls for prompt details on the nature and scope of the suspicions, asking whether one seat could shift despite no challenge to the overall election results.
Amit Segal
Noam Sohlberg says the Knesset elections were conducted properly, with David Zini alongside him.
ynet
US ambassador Mike Huckabee says Benjamin Netanyahu remains prime minister until a new cabinet forms, likely no sooner than 42 days, and a transfer of power is unlikely.
Mehr News · أخبار جوجل – إسرائيل
Amit Segal says an unspecified affair is serious but will not undermine the election results overall.
Amit Segal
Israel's President's Residence has sent invitations to representatives of parliamentary factions ahead of the mandate to form a government.
ynet
Tasnim reports that Israel's Channel 12 cites Polymarket data placing Gadi Eisenkot ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu as the likeliest person to be tasked with forming the next government.
Tasnim
Israeli protesters urge opposition parties to ally with Arab parties to remove Netanyahu from office.
Google News – Israel · Al-Monitor · أخبار جوجل – إسرائيل +3
Israeli President Isaac Herzog urges party representatives meeting at his Jerusalem residence this week to seek solutions to avoid another election.
Amit Segal · ynet · Google News – Israel +1
Tasnim reports that Israeli forces detained and tortured a young Palestinian northeast of Jerusalem's Old City.
Tasnim
In an investigation into suspected foreign interference in elections, an Israeli court extends one suspect’s detention by three days, releases a second under restrictions, and orders a third to house arrest as police seek a stay.
Amit Segal
Joint List and Ra'am leaders are due to meet Monday for the first time since the election, saying they will do everything possible to replace Netanyahu's government.
Amit Segal
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to begin talks with parties on forming the next government.
Google News – Israel · Haaretz · أخبار جوجل – إسرائيل +5
IRNA, citing Israeli media reports, says Netanyahu is seeking a new election after failing to secure an absolute Knesset majority, citing security inquiries and regional developments.
IRNA
Tasnim reports higher Arab voter turnout and 19 Knesset seats for four Arab parties in Israel's election; Ra'am runs alone, while Hadash, Balad and Ta'al run jointly.
Tasnim
Israel Police asks to delay the release of a doctor suspected of election bribery without restrictive conditions.
ynet
Israeli commentator Amit Segal argues Naftali Bennett is to coalition formation, noting Beyachad has 12 seats, split between seven Bennett lawmakers and five from Yair Lapid.
Amit Segal
Amit Segal reports that an unnamed Joint List lawmaker received hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash; he says there is no evidence it reached voters or came from Qatar.
Amit Segal · Google News – Israel · Google News – Qatar
Yair Golan says Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to increase tensions with Iran to retain power and says Israel’s security should not be subordinated to his political interests.
IRNA · أخبار جوجل – إسرائيل · Google News – Iran +1
Al-Ghadeer TV reports that Benjamin Netanyahu has stopped trying to form a government and is seeking new elections after concluding Gadi Eisenkot would not join his government.
Al-Ghadeer TV