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As of 2026-11-12

War & Conflict

All-out warUS-Israel-Iran War (Tanker War)
US-Iran talks mediated by Qatar remain stalled. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US midterm results had temporarily stalled mediation and that it is time for the White House to make its choice; Qatar…
High intensityGaza Strip
Near-daily Israeli strikes have continued under the ceasefire as winter floods compound the crisis. On Nov. 11 an Israeli strike on a residential rooftop in Gaza City killed one man and another on a tent for displaced…
High intensityIsrael-Lebanon (Hezbollah)
Lebanon and Israel concluded a US-brokered framework agreement in June covering Hezbollah's disarmament and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from the south, but implementation is lagging.…

Knesset speaker vote set for Nov. 17; Yashar cancels talks with Likud, submits committee line-up
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana scheduled a vote on his successor for Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m., after Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party submitted a petition signed by more than 61 lawmakers (67 by some reports). Yashar's candidate is former minister Matan Kahana. The vote can take place before a government is formed, and a Kahana win would hand the anti-Netanyahu bloc control of the Knesset agenda. Eisenkot said committee line-ups, including Avigdor Liberman as Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair, would go to the plenum for approval on Wednesday. On Nov. 10, Yashar cancelled scheduled negotiations with Likud, citing Netanyahu's 'divisive speech'. The right has attacked the bloc over Arab lawmakers' signatures, and Smotrich urged Haredi parties to reject talks with Eisenkot's camp. No majority coalition deal has been reached.
Sources: haaretz.com jns.org