Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc wins Israeli election but he’s eight seats short of majority

🔮 “I will do everything in my power to form a Zionist government,” the former IDF chief of staff said.

🔮 Based on the partial results, Netanyahu’s bloc was projected to secure 53 seats, compared with 48 for the opposition and 19 for the Arab parties, though the figures remained subject to change, according to Israeli media.

🔮 The prime minister vowed that Israel would pursue Hamas terrorists and those who send them “everywhere and at all times,” adding, “You have nowhere to hide.”

🔮 Wendy Raymond, president of Haverford College, said that she is “heartbroken and furious” that a member of the private, Pennsylvania liberal arts college community could be so hateful, after Guangtian Ha, a religion professor, was arrested and charged with online harassment and intimidation.

🔮 Israeli forces remain deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and “will continue to act to eliminate any immediate threat,” the statement said.

🔮 Almost a year after Northwestern University agreed to a $75 million federal settlement over allegations of Jew-hatred, the private school in Evanston, Ill., will host a play on Oct. 6 based entirely on survivor accounts of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terror attacks.

🔮 She encouraged voters to examine each candidate’s record and determine which would represent them the best.

🔮 “My office and our law enforcement partners will continue to tenaciously work to investigate, apprehend and bring to justice anyone who threatens us.

🔮 The statement issued a warning to the residents of the Gaza Strip, saying that additional operatives continue to engage in financing efforts on behalf of Hamas, which endangers their lives. “To all those who continue to facilitate and are responsible for transferring funds and financing the military activities of Hamas: The IDF and Shin Bet will continue to operate and strike those who directly participate in the financing mechanisms of Hamas’s terror activities, which are a lawful target of IDF and Shin Bet operations,” the two bodies stated.

🔮 The Israeli mission called the database “a political tool employed by the Office of the High Commissioner to advance a smear campaign against business enterprises that committed no wrongdoing.” The database and accompanying report serve as a “reminder to companies that they have human rights responsibilities,” UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement on Friday, adding that businesses “are expected to conduct due diligence to ensure that they do not become involved in human rights violations or abuses.” Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! The companies in the database are based in Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. “By amplifying and inflating the so-called ‘database,’ OHCHR plays an active role in compounding the discriminatory treatment of Israel among the human rights bodies,” the Israeli mission said.