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Daily Archives: 27. September 2026
5 Israeli opposition leaders agree to coordinate campaign to replace Netanyahu government in next month‘s elections
The meeting brought together Lapid, the leader of Yesh Atid; Gadi Eisenkot, the head of Yashar; Naftali Bennett, the leader of Beyachad; Avigdor Lieberman, the head of Yisrael Beiteinu; and Democrats leader Yair Golan. The meeting focused on coordinating the partiesâ election efforts, attracting additional voters to the opposition bloc, and improving its chances of securing a parliamentary majority and forming the next government in place of Netanyahuâs, according to the broadcaster.
Wurde Israel von Ăgypten vor Hamas-Ăberfall gewarnt?
Der neue Bericht beruft sich auf Regierungsvertreter in Israel, Ăgypten und weiteren arabischen LĂ€ndern sowie auf Vertreter in den USA und Europa. The Atlantic schreibt, dass Ăgyptens damaliger Geheimdienstchef Abbas Kamel Israel bereits elf Tage vor dem 7. Oktober vor einer drohenden Eskalation gewarnt habe. Kamel sei dafĂŒr eigens nach Israel geflogen. Sein Flugzeug habe sich 67 Minuten am Flughafen Ben Gurion aufgehalten.
Egyptâs Warning to Israel
(September 25, 2026)
Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhoodâaligned terrorist group that controlled Gaza, appeared to be mobilizing for a major attack, Kamel said, according to Israeli, Egyptian, Arab, U.S., and European officials who were briefed about his visit after October 7. The window to prevent a disaster was closing. He recommended that the Israeli government grant Hamas economic concessions to avert conflict. His message, according to one former Israeli official later briefed on the visit, was: If you donât change course, Gaza is going to blow up in your faces.
Kamel didnât provide Israeli officials with a date or specific information on what turned out to be a multipronged attack on Israel less than two weeks later, on October 7. And itâs not clear exactly with whom he met. The Egyptian plane remained on the ground in Israel for 67 minutes, according to an Israeli-airport-authority flight log, before returning to Cairo. (Independent flight-tracking applications confirm the planeâs journey.)
Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
(September 25, 2026)
Mr. Netanyahu has denied the report.
But a person who said they had spoken with Sheikh Mohammed and another person who said they had been briefed by someone on the call between the two leaders told The New York Times that the Emirati leader had secretly reported to Mr. Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack.
The warning from the Emirati leader, however, never reached the leaders of Israelâs security establishment, according to five former senior Israeli officials.
‚Comprehensive closure‘: Israel to shut down all West Bank crossings, Wafa reports
Israeli forces have tightened restrictions around the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, closing roads and entrances to several towns and villages, Wafa news agency reported.
The development comes after Israeli authorities decided to impose a âcomprehensive closureâ on the occupied West Bank and close crossings into the territory until Saturday for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Israeli minister calls for war in West Bank, says Israel should ‚do what it did in Gaza‘
„I certainly have solutions. I think we need to go to war in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank). To do there what we did in Gaza. To dismantle the Palestinian Authority, which is a terror authority,“ he said.
Asked what war would mean, Smotrich pointed to earlier Israeli operations in West Bank refugee camps.
„We already did it. There are three refugee camps there that are empty, that we evacuated the population from for its protection and cleansed of all the terror. I want to kill all the terrorists and collect all the weapons,“ he said.
Smotrich: Israel should âgo to warâ in West Bank, âdo what we did in Gazaâ
Religious Zionist Party leader calls for dismantling Palestinian Authority and eliminating terror infrastructure; accepts âcollective responsibilityâ for Oct. 7, defends governmentâs wartime record and vows crackdown on illegal weapons and crime
Palestinian death toll in Gaza war rises above 74,000 since the war began and other Mideast news
The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gazaâs Health Ministry.
While a ceasefire that took effect last Oct. 10 has halted the heaviest fighting, Israeli strikes have continued in what the military has said are responses to threats or attacks.
Iraq declares four-day holiday for Sovereignty Days
Iraq is expected to mark the completion of the US-led Coalitionâs military withdrawal on September 30, following the handover of its remaining bases and facilities to Iraqi authorities.
Turkish forces to withdraw from strategic military base in northern Iraq
The decision was announced in a joint statement issued after a meeting in New York between Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on the margins of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
According to the statement, Turkey will hand over the camp in stages, in line with an agreed timetable.
However, no specific date has yet been set for the withdrawal of Turkish troops.
US: Troop withdrawal from Iraq remains on track for Sept. 30
(September 23, 2026)
The United States remains on course to complete the withdrawal of its military forces from Iraq by September 30, a State Department spokesperson told Shafaq News on Wednesday, one week before the deadline.
Washington is âproceeding with the mutually determined transition timeline for Coalition forces to end military operations in Iraq,â in line with the announced conclusion of Operation Inherent Resolve, the US-led campaign against ISIS.