Watch: 'No clear winner' in Israel election - what happens now?
Polls have closed in the Israeli election, but there is no clear winner.
Rise of Palestinian parties in Knesset will redraw Israel’s political landscape
Exit polls indicate opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot will have to work with Arab-Israeli leaders to have a hope of governingIsraeli elections: live updatesThe big gains made by Pal…
Israel election too close to call as exit polls give Netanyahu bloc slightly fewer seats
Early indications suggest it will be some time before the shape of new government and who will lead it is clearIsrael election – live updates Israel’s election was too close to ca…
Legacy of 7 October looms large as a divided Israel goes to the polls in record numbers
Bereaved families tell voters to remember the victims while others have flown thousands of miles to cast their ballotsElection day in Israel began with a protest by some of the vo…
Two in court over alleged Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford
Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24, appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah detained after court orders news site's closure
Amnesty International said the verdict against Attalah and independent outlet Mada Masr represented "a crushing blow to press freedom".
In Gaza, no privacy, no peace: this is what our lives look like a year after the ‘ceasefire’ | Akram al-Sourani
I look at myself and my neighbours queueing for water, and dream of a lost normality. We are now strangers even to ourselves Every morning, I look at myself and my neighbours stan…
Israel goes to the polls – in pictures
Voters head to the polls to elect 120 members of the Knesset in an election that will determine whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing coalition can remain in power. The election …
What does Israel's election mean for Gaza and the wider world?
The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports from Jerusalem as ballots are cast.
Fears grow for Iranian athletes on death row as mountaineer latest to be hanged
Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist groupFears are growing for more Iranian athletes facing execution aft…
Why it could take time for a new Israeli government to form
Israel faces what many view as one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history.
Israel heads to polls for pivotal election defined by security and democracy
Many fear neither of the leading political blocs will win enough seats for a majority - meaning weeks or months of political wrangling may lie ahead.
Israel election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s history
Most polling shows prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, with Gadi Eisenkot the leading opposition contender What you need to know about Israel’s e…
Is this the end for Benjamin Netanyahu? – podcast
It’s being called the most consequential election in Israel’s history. Emma Graham-Harrison explains what’s at stakeIt’s been described as an existential moment; a battle for the …
Jordan carries out deadly strike in Syria in retaliation for church attack
The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.
Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack
Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine in KarakJordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retal…
British politicians among international delegates barred from entering West Bank
Group was on visit to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forcesAn international delegation including British politicians …
Netanyahu reportedly pressured military to attack Iran in run-up to election
Israeli prime minister increases alarmist rhetoric as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in pollsBenjamin Netanyahu has resorted to increasingly alarmist rhetoric and reporte…
Israel and the US are both going to the polls - the consequences will be global
The next fortnight sees two elections on different continents. The outcomes will shape geopolitics and the global economy, writes James Landale
High-level delegation in Iran in push to avert flare-up of conflict with US
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey travel to Tehran as bellicose rhetoric heightensHigh-level diplomatic delegations from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan ha…
What you need to know about the most consequential election in Israel’s history
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a new mandate in Israel’s first election since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacksOn Tuesday Israel holds its first election since the 7 October 2023 Hamas a…
Jordan arrests three men suspected of deadly church attack after shootout
No group has yet said it was behind Friday's shooting attack in the village of Hmoud, which left nine Christians dead.
All About the Money review – confusion and compelling weirdness of wealthy leftwing heir
This profile of James ‘Fergie’ Chambers, who set up a commune in rural Massachusetts and is fighting extradition from Spain, is a brave attempt to package a complex character and …
‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes
Families forced to flee as Netanyahu tries to prove security credentials after two Israeli soldiers killed days before electionHebron, the biggest city in the West Bank, had paid …