The remaining votes to be counted are not expected to change the outcome, paving the way for weeks of negotiations to form a coalition government and for a prime minister to be chosen.

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It could be weeks before a a clear winner emerges in the tense national election in Israel. Right now, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opposition has a clear path to victory.

Voting in Israel has ended and exit polls suggest most Israelis have voted against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But the center-right opposition may struggle to build a governing coalition.

Israel is holding a general election this week after years of war. For many Israelis, shaken by the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and years of war, it is the most consequential in decades.

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Could the U.S. and Israel be on the verge of launching a new attack on Iran? President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been suggesting that's on the table.

The U.S. and Israel are preparing plans for a possible attack on Iran in early November, after the U.S. midterm elections, a person briefed on war planning told NPR. Iran said it is prepared.

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Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank step up their attacks, targeting European diplomats this time.

Israel faces an election that many voters see as one of its most critical ever.

On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time.

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Israel remembers those killed on Oct. 7, three years after the Hamas attack that triggered wars across the region.

Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh has secretly sent his archives from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Scotland, worried they could be destroyed in an Israeli military raid.

Leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh has documented Israel's occupation of the West Bank since day one. Fearing the occupation might consume his archive, he secretly moved it to Scotland.

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A leading Palestinian writer has secretly moved his archives from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Scotland, to save it from the risk of destruction in Israeli military operations.

Travelers from the U.S. and other nations are denied entry to Israel after interrogations about their links to Palestinians, plans to visit the occupied West Bank and opinions of Israel, lawyers say.

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Lawyers say Israel has increased entry bans to U.S. and foreign visitors who plan to meet with Palestinians or for suspicions about their opinions about Israel.

The Israeli military has ordered rare criminal investigations into two deadly incidents during the Gaza war, including the killing of a 5-year-old girl, her family and the medics sent to rescue her.

Israel is launching a criminal investigation into the Gaza killings carried out by Israeli troops of a 5-year-old girl and her family and the medics sent to rescue her.

A marathon meeting between President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner and Israel's prime minister ended without firm commitment to the latest U.S. plan for a Gaza ceasefire.

President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is trying to move Gaza talks forward. He met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day after meeting with Hamas, but key disagreements remain.

President Trump's Middle East negotiator is in the region for talks on the future of Gaza. We look at where negotiations stand.