Benjamin Netanyahu

Some pundits speaking on Israeli news outlets criticized Trump for “interfering” in Israel’s election, while others put it down to the fact that Trump does not want the US to fight Iran alone.

With the opposition positioned to end Netanyahu's rule, Avigdor Liberman's rejection of Arab parliamentary support threatens to turn a historic opportunity into a devastating defeat.

"I decided to express support for Netanyahu because we have a good relationship, and that we will continue to do good things together," Trump told N12.

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

With elections just a week and a half away, incidents involving Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and a delegation of European diplomats have become another battleground in the campaign.

Netanyahu raised concerns about how the next Israeli prime minister would manage relations with a potentially hostile US administration.

"How is he not ashamed to call himself a religious Zionist?" Bennett wondered. "He has nothing to do with Zionism or religion."

The PMO has "officially pledged to a number of countries in the European Union that Ben-Gvir will not be part of the next government," the national security minister claimed.

The families also seek scrutiny of his account of Qatari funding diverted to Hamas’s military wing and his handling of warnings before the attack.

Trump endorses PM nine days before the October 27 election, says Netanyahu "will never let you down" • US president suggests alternative leaders would leave Washington to face Iran alone