Briefing, October 10, 2026
What changed in Israel's 2026 election that day, in a few sentences. Each sentence links the report it rests on.
Parties and candidates
The Central Elections Committee ordered Itamar Ben-Gvir to edit or remove a campaign video showing guards wearing police caps, ruling that the headwear could lend his campaign an image of official authority, and ordered him to pay 6,000 shekels. Haaretz
Former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef denounced Ben-Gvir as arrogant over his Temple Mount visits, as Shas escalated its election campaign amid concerns over losing young Sephardi voters. Jerusalem Post
Beyond the campaign
The Democrats leader Yair Golan said that killing Iran's supreme leader weakened Israel, and accused Prime Benjamin Netanyahu of perpetuating Hamas rule in Gaza by refusing to seek an alternative governing authority. Haaretz
Regarding regional security, officials cited by Bloomberg said that Tehran remains well-stocked with missiles, is able to produce missiles and drones, and is being armed by Russia. Times of Israel
Haaretz also reported that the United States war with Iran, Houthi threats, and severe tanker shortages have driven oil tanker shipping costs up ninefold to their highest levels since the 1960s. Haaretz
Courts and the election committee
According to Haaretz, the attorney general has yet to decide whether to indict Netanyahu's former chief of staff Tzachi Braverman, who is suspected of trying to alter the prime minister's phone call logs from the morning of October 7. Haaretz