Israel Hayom correspondent Moria Kor joins Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a day on the campaign trail. 

As the election nears, Yamina leader Naftali Bennett tells Israel Hayom that he will be the next prime minister – despite what the polls and the electoral math would appear to indicate.

Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope party has plummeted from a dream of 20 seats at the start of the campaign to around 10, but he is not despairing. In an interview to Israel Hayom, Sa'ar says he expects "dialogue" with Naftali Bennett and says that PM Netanyahu's success with the vaccines does not lessen his failure to handle the COVID crisis. 

The Yesh Atid leader speaks to Israel Hayom about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "disastrous" government, and how he would handle the health and economic crises that are throttling Israel.  

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz's political naiveté proved to be a double-edged sword, but the now battered politician says that just because he didn't get to be the prime minister at this time, "doesn’t mean it won't happen."

MK Bezalel Smotrich lambastes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "humiliating" treatment of religious Zionism and the politicking that left Yamina out of the coalition. "Netanyahu stabbed us in the back," he says. 

Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz believes the Center-Left bloc has a real chance of winning the March 2 elections and believes the Labor-Gesher-Meretz faction "needs to be the influencing force over Blue and White." Labor-Gesher-Meretz "offers clear and precise solutions to people who need to ask themselves who really represents them in the Knesset," he says.

Bestselling author and special-needs advocate Lihi Lapid, the wife of Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, believes "the time has come for renewal and rejuvenation. Israelis are in need of calm and composed leadership, without any dramas, because we are sick of it."

Although it may sound far-fetched, the prime minister is convinced that the possibility of the ultra-Orthodox parties joining a center-left government is on the table, and he is fighting to prevent it. In his “60 Minutes” interview, Netanyahu’s truly interesting and important answer was missed. 

James (not his real name) was a member of a gang that has been terrorizing Tel Aviv. Today, he is the first released prisoner without Israeli citizenship to undergo rehabilitation. Now he talks about his life of crime ("I stole from a different store every day") and tries to persuade the IDF chief of staff: Let me enlist.

Some 158,000 square meters of wire mesh have already been supplied to forces in Lebanon as part of efforts to counter the FPV drone threat. The IDFis preparing an additional purchase following a series of deadly strikes in northern Israel.

Egypt’s refugee numbers scheme is not an isolated distortion. It fits the same pattern of duplicity Cairo has displayed on Gaza, the Muslim Brotherhood, and US-led peace efforts: publicly posturing as a partner for stability while quietly undermining American interests and manufacturing crises to preserve its leverage and lifeline of aid.

The Islamic Republic recruits Shiite Muslims who identify with its revolutionary ideology and attacks nations across the Gulf in every possible way: by setting up terrorist cells, infiltrating by sea, spying and attempting to assassinate leaders. Israel Hayom maps the damage caused by Iran to its neighbors.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United Arab Emirates of actively participating in the war against Iran, saying Abu Dhabi had "actively joined the aggression." The comments were made at a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi, attended by a UAE representative. 

The IDF said an explosive drone launched by the terrorist organization landed inside Israeli territory near the Lebanese border. The military stressed that the incident constituted a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" by Hezbollah.

Israel must move quickly to translate its military and territorial achievements into explicit, long-term American commitments. The atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, the refusal of Hamas and Hezbollah to disarm, and Iran’s continued insistence on advancing its nuclear program provide Israel with strong justification for its strategic demands.

The UK’s maritime security center said armed men boarded a commercial ship near the port of Fujairah and began sailing it toward Iran. Iranian foreign minister: “From our perspective, the strait is open to anyone who wishes to pass through.”

Security sensitivities, aversion to leaks and regional balancing acts: How a report on the prime minister’s visit during Operation Roaring Lion became a point of friction with one of Israel’s key allies in the Middle East.

In a deal estimated at more than 100 million shekels (about $34 million), Elbit will develop and adapt external fuel tanks for the F-35. Once development is complete, the aircraft will be able to extend their flight range, reduce the need for aerial refueling and improve operational flexibility on long-range missions.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Tehran is “a few weeks” away from enriching uranium to weapons grade. “President Trump is determined to seize the material,” the secretary said. 

The surprising discovery was made during construction work on a neighborhood being promoted by the Israel Land Authority, in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, and is expected to be incorporated into an archaeological park. Excavation directors: “To our astonishment, as the excavation progressed, this space developed into a long tunnel. Parts of it are still collapsed, so the tunnel has not yet had the final word.”

Antizionism has recast old anti-Jewish tropes in new language, but mistaking the fight against it for Zionism itself obscures Zionism’s original purpose: freeing Jews from catastrophe and symbolic blame.

Accompanied by a large delegation of top US business leaders, President Donald Trump arrived in China for a historic visit. On the agenda are all the explosive issues between the two giants. The key question: Will this visit pave the way to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war with Iran?

The Prime Minister's Office confirmed the visit, saying the trip led to a historic breakthrough in ties between Israel and the Gulf state. The UAE Foreign Ministry has denied the claim. 

A classified reserve unit seized camera recordings from Kibbutz Be'eri's command room days after October 7; some footage was later broadcast without consent, and residents allege that what was returned had been deliberately altered.

The Revolutionary Guards practiced shooting down American helicopters with RPGs and exploding drones – but their only real experience with US ground combat ended in an embarrassing failure.

A French political journalist says the viral airport incident had nothing to do with a joke – and everything to do with jealousy.