Netanyahu is suing Haaretz and other media outlets and journalists following a Haaretz report earlier this month that said Netanyahu disregarded a warning by UAE President bin Zayed about a looming attack by Hamas just ahead of Oct. 7, 2023

Thousands of Christian pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem for an evangelical Christian Zionist celebration of Sukkot, backing Israel and its settlements as global criticism mounts. 'If you are not pro-Israel,' said one, 'you are living in the darkness.'

Netanyahu's remarks that 'enemies' will strike Israel before the October election drew suspicion from opposition leaders, with Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party demanding his video statement be removed