These factors could decide Netanyahu's fate as Israel votes today
Israelis are choosing their next government. The race is wide open, and Benjamin Netanyahu's political fate could hinge on a couple key factors.
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Israel vows major West Bank operation after attack kills 2 troops
Israel's Netanyahu says he ordered the military to cordon off a major city in the occupied West Bank after an attack by Palestinian gunmen that killed two Israeli soldiers.
Israel detains 40 ultra-Orthodox men accused of draft dodging
At least 40 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men were arrested at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on suspicion of attempting to evade the country's military draft.
Inside the talks that freed Oct. 7 hostages
One of former President Joe Biden's senior aides is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at negotiations to free hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, in a new book titled "Brink." Author and former White House national security official Brett McGurk joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
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Officials provide update on elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon; Katie Zacharia fired as White House press secretary after five days.
Trump promises not to resume Iran strikes before midterm elections
Crude oil prices had shot up on Thursday after reports President Trump was considering more strikes. They immediately dropped again after his new announcement.
Survivors, family members recall Oct. 7 attack
Survivors of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel spoke with CBS News to recount the harrowing day. Family members of those who did not survive remember them and their legacies.
Oct. 7 survivor shares her story
Three years after Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel on Oct. 3, 2023, Natalie Sanandaj, a Nova festival attack survivor and public affairs officer at the Combat Antisemitism Movement, joins CBS News with her story about that day.
Looking back 3 years after Oct. 7, 2023
Wednesday marks three years since Hamas terrorists killed more than 1,200 Israelis, including dozens of Americans, and took 250 people hostage. Holly Williams reports from Tel Aviv.
Oct. 7 survivor recalls escaping Nova festival
Three years ago Wednesday, Hamas attacked a music festival in Israel, killing hundreds and igniting the Israel-Hamas war. Photographer Shye Klein, who survived the attack, joins CBS News to recount his escape.
Marking 3 years since Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Wednesday marks three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. CBS News' Elizabeth Cook looks back at what has transpired in the region since then.
Families reflect on impact of Oct. 7 attacks
Wednesday marks three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel that triggered the war in Gaza. The families of children killed in Israel and Gaza spoke about the pain they still feel three years later.
Netanyahu criticized for handling of Oct. 7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under fire amid conflicting accounts about whether he was forewarned that an attack was coming on Oct. 7, 2023. This comes as Israel prepares to hold its first elections since the attack. CBS News' Holly Williams has more on the impact of the attack, and "The Mossad Files" host Dan Raviv weighs in on Israel's political outlook.
Reflecting on 3 years since Oct. 7, 2023
Wednesday marks three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. Holly Williams has more.
Former Israeli hostage blames Netanyahu
Liat Atzili and her husband were taken hostage by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023. Atzili returned home; her husband was killed. Three years later, Atzili and her cousin, filmmaker Brandon Kramer, reflect on her experience, which is the subject of a documentary Kramer directed.
Itay Chen's father remembers impact of Oct. 7
Ruby Chen, the father of IDF soldier Itay Chen, who was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and later died, marks three years since the attacks and the first year since all the hostages, living and dead, were returned to Israel.
Oct. 7, 2023, Pearl Harbor and 9/11 echo the same failures
Israel learned a lesson three years ago that America has learned, at least twice, and every time the consequences are disastrous.
Israel prepares to mark 3 years since Oct. 7
Wednesday will mark three years since Hamas' October 7 attacks against Israel. CBS News senior reporter Dov Lieber reports.
Full interview: Brett McGurk
Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Brett McGurk, who was a top adviser to President Biden on the Middle East. A portion of this interview aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 4, 2026.
$1.7 million raised in scheme for Hamas, including from U.S. donors, feds say
Saleem Alzaq, a 45-year-old Gaza man who prosecutors allege is a longtime Hamas member, was charged with helping operate the fundraising campaign claiming to provide humanitarian aid, according to an indictment.
Americans donated money to Hamas
Some donors in the U.S. contributed money for humanitarian aid after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that was later funneled to the terrorist group Hamas, prosecutors say. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
Was Netanyahu's fiery U.N. speech aimed at his own political survival?
Israel's embattled leader lashed out at New York's mayor in a heated U.N. address, but a veteran analyst says his real targets were Israeli voters and President Trump.
Netanyahu defends Israel in U.N. speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country's military actions at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, with many diplomats walking out as he took the podium. CBS News' Olivia Gazis and Courtney Kealy join with analysis.
Israel's Netanyahu addresses U.N. as many leaders walk out
Benjamin Netanyahu focused on Iran, and on defending Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank amid condemnation from fellow leaders at the U.N.
War-damaged Gaza building collapses, killing at least 20 people
Health officials in Gaza say a building damaged months ago by an Israeli strike has collapsed, killing people from 6 displaced families who had taken shelter inside.
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