Bennett and Golan allege treason; Urich said to tell police he doesn't remember content of meetings, which were not official government business, or where they took place; PM said to claim he was told nothing about it

Ronen Bar says Netanyahu disregarded an 'extraordinary series of warnings of impending disaster'; lawsuit comes in response to PM's claim of 'criminal' acts by Bar for failing to wake him before Hamas attack

It's a combination of his own shameless efforts to rewrite history, his opponents' inability to adequately hold him to account for that blackest of days and much more besides, and, perhaps, Israel's changing demographics

Netanyahu says he's against Israeli or US strike on Islamic Republic, hopes there won't be an attack on Israel to disrupt elections; Katz warns Hezbollah not to launch conflict

Davidi Ben Zion, No. 8 in People of Israel party, cites low polling and right-wing campaign urging him to drop out, including posters in his home community

While neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot-led opposition has clear path to majority, veteran pollster predicts PM's bloc will face 'more difficult test' in turning out enough supporters

PM claims during lengthy TV interview that Iran is working to orchestrate an attack to influence election, maybe through Hamas and Hezbollah; urges criminal probe of those involved in his corruption prosecution

Em campanha eleitoral, o primeiro-ministro israelita filmou-se em Tulkarem, de onde Israel expulsou 21.000 palestinianos, e avisou a ANP contra qualquer confronto com tropas israelitas.

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PM's office denies TV report, which says US president told him to 'go ahead and prepare' but didn't commit to approving attack; Trump claims to 'have not even thought about' making Israeli election endorsement