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Every Story of the Day, from the newest back to the beginning.
Each day NewsLI condenses the day's Israeli and world coverage into one story — what happened, how the outlets framed it, and what it follows on from. Weekly and monthly roll-ups gather the same ground at a longer range. This is the full archive.
315 stories
- October 30, 2026 Strait of Hormuz tanker stop, dockworker strike, and Vance's Iran letter Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Friday that two oil tankers that switched off their navigation systems were stopped south of the Strait of Hormuz…
- October 29, 2026 Strait of Hormuz tanker attack, Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia, and a Brazilian political escape An oil tanker was attacked with two explosive devices in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, October 29, 2026, causing explosions and a fire in the engine room.
- October 29, 2026 Global flashpoints: parliaments, straits, and resignations In the Armenian parliament today, a deputy speaker threw a chair at opposition members.
- October 28, 2026 Eisenkot's claim vs. coalition math in the 2026 vote Gadi Eisenkot published his first tweet since his previous speech this afternoon, declaring he is working to establish a "Zionist conscription government" and…
- October 28, 2026 Iraqi PM's landmark Syria visit, attack in Belgrade, and regional tremors Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi arrived in Syria on October 28, 2026, leading a high-level delegation in the first such visit since the fall of the Assad…
- October 27, 2026 Likud's mixed returns and the battle for the 61st seat About two hours before polls closed, Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas delivered an ambitious speech setting a goal of eight seats for his party.
- October 27, 2026 Israel votes: record turnout, a disputed stabbing claim, and a state apology Justice Dafna Barak-Erez put it plainly to the deputy commander of the IDF's Judea and Samaria Division on Monday: "sometimes, even when time is needed, there…
- October 26, 2026 Election Day arrives with Netanyahu-Zamir tensions and a family defection Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday, October 26, 2026, for the 26th Knesset elections, with an estimated 640,000 first-time voters aged 18-22 eligible to cast…
- October 26, 2026 Election-eve maneuvering: Netanyahu's Iran gambit and Shas's conscription flip-flop Two days before the 2026 Israeli election, Channel 12's diplomatic reporter Yaron Avraham reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing the IDF to…
- October 25, 2026 Final pre-election scramble: Arab turnout fears and coalition math Less than two days before Israelis vote for the 26th Knesset, Benjamin Netanyahu told associates he is closely following pollster Yosef Maklada's data showing…
- October 25, 2026 Likud rebellion and Arab turnout fears roil final pre-election hours Former minister Benny Begin, son of the late prime minister, released a video today (Sunday) attacking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calling on Likud…
- October 24, 2026 Global flashpoints: Iran, Jordan, and Europe's protests A survivor, Saed al-Halaseh, described three masked gunmen firing indiscriminately at mourners gathered for a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak,…
- October 24, 2026 Global protests, security alerts, and diplomatic warnings French authorities deployed 70,000 police and security personnel today (Saturday) as protests swept the country; by noon, 135 people had been arrested.
- October 23, 2026 US-Iran tensions escalate as diplomacy and military options collide US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said this weekend that military strikes on Iran could happen this weekend, stating 'Absolutely' when asked if an Iran…
- October 23, 2026 Four days out: right-wing fragmentation and a late shift in the polls Four days before the election, Rabbi Yoram Abargel's Achi party announced its withdrawal from the Knesset race, a move that further fragments the right-wing…
- October 22, 2026 Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukraine's Starlink returns Russia attacked Kyiv and other regions overnight with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least four people and wounding 34 others.
- October 22, 2026 Five days out, the right's arithmetic doesn't close — and Winter won't fold Three senior religious Zionist rabbis sat down with Major General (res.
- October 21, 2026 Iran's "father of all bombs" answers a US threat, as Israeli jets rehearse the flight path Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it is preparing to unveil a weapon it calls the "father of all bombs.
- October 21, 2026 Smotrich offers Winter a ministry as Netanyahu works the phones past midnight Bezalel Smotrich offered Ofer Winter a position as a minister in the Defense Ministry in exchange for withdrawing from the election race .
- October 20, 2026 Hegseth confirms Netanyahu meeting as Hezbollah raises alert level in Lebanon Pete Hegseth confirmed he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to US troops in Israel on Monday, and then declined to say what they discussed.
- October 20, 2026 Netanyahu bloc scrambles to contain Winter rebellion as polls tighten Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Religious Zionism chairman Bezalel Smotrich met with Rabbi Eli Sadan, the former rabbi of Ofer Winter, in an attempt to…
- October 19, 2026 Global flashpoints: from arms talks to mine collapses US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to three-way arms-control talks with the leaders of China and Russia as soon as next month .
- October 19, 2026 Right-wing infighting and poll volatility eight days before election day Ofer Winter held an election rally in Mevo Dotan today, attacking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and claiming his offer to join the Likud went wrong.
- October 18, 2026 Sisi seeks parliamentary nod for Egyptian troop deployment to Saudi Arabia Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi requested an urgent parliamentary session to authorize the Egyptian military to help defend Saudi Arabia against…
- October 18, 2026 Netanyahu's coalition squeeze: EU commitments, small-party pressure, and a narrowing poll gap National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir claimed today (Sunday) that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office committed to European Union countries that…
- October 17, 2026 Global protests, maritime incidents, and diplomatic flashpoints Rioters looted stores and clashed with police in central Milan on Saturday during a cost-of-living protest, as masked protesters threw stones and set…
- October 17, 2026 Mines in Hormuz, a sanctions freeze in Washington, and Sisi's pledge to Riyadh The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced on Saturday that two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines; one of the vessels was…
- October 16, 2026 Global flashpoints: Iran, Gulf, and Israeli diplomacy Johannes Natland, a Norwegian teenager, was sentenced to 20 years in a UK prison on Friday for planning to commit murder in Britain — a plot the court heard…
- October 16, 2026 Global flashpoints: Iran, Gaza, and European far-right Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied on Friday, during talks with the Prime Minister of Georgia in Yerevan, that his country seeks nuclear weapons,…
- October 15, 2026 Iran's Baloch insurgency deepens as IRGC casualties mount Afsaneh Aqila, a female commander of the all-women's Basij unit in Mehrestan County, was killed in clashes between the IRGC and Baloch rebels in Iran's Sistan…