Jubilant Donald Tusk, leader of Civic Coalition, expected to have majority, ousting populist Law and Justice (PiS)

After October 7 horror, Netanyahu's cabinet is determined to bring Hamas down, but confounding questions will have to be answered

Foreign Ministry summons Bogota's envoy due to 'hostile and antisemitic statements' by leader Gustavo Petro, who branded Israelis 'Nazis' for response to terror assault

Woman in serious condition; suspect charged with hate crimes; Biden: 'Horrific act of hate has no place in America'; US police on high alert for antisemitic, Islamophobic violence

Judicial overhaul and ultra-Orthodox deferments, initially expected to be the political battles of the Knesset's winter session, are postponed until the end of hostilities

US president tells CBS News it would be a 'big mistake' to retake Palestinian enclave, but removing extremists is 'necessary,' urges keeping two-state solution alive

Israelis have been hounded by terror whether pursuing peace or rejecting it. After October 7, there is no tolerating a group that sees brutality and murder as its only strategy

US president also calls for pathway to Palestinian statehood * Palestinian leader Abbas criticizes Hamas, then erases statement * Herzog displays terrorists' kidnapping guide

Almost all of Sderot's 30,000 residents have cleared out to state-funded hotel rooms elsewhere in Israel, but some 10% are standing their ground, urging the IDF to finish off Hamas

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says experience shows 'what Israelis have to go through' as bipartisan delegation promises to push legislation in Congress for more support