Likud

'Don't let them win': Likud billboard highlights Mamdani, Khamenei, Erdogan, Qassem as enemies

The billboard features superimposed images of Mamdani, Khamenei, Qassem, and Erdogan, and reads: “They want Netanyahu to lose; don’t let them win.”

A Likud billboard with Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem on August 16, 2026.
The minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir

Eight ministers, lawmakers wanted to leave Netanyahu's Likud for Otzma Yehudit, Ben-Gvir reveals

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with 'Jerusalem Post' Editor in Chief Zvika Klein, August 12, 2026.

The secret Smotrich kept from his wife: Israel was going to war with Iran - interview

Nir Barkat, Minister of Economy and Industry casts his vote at a polling station during the Likud party’s internal elections in Jerusalem, July 27, 2026.

Likud's Nir Barkat plotted to oust PM Netanyahu after October 7, journalist Amit Segal says


MK Dan Illouz quits Knesset after switch to Yisrael Beytenu, haredi man takes Likud spot

Illouz will be replaced in the Knesset by the next person on Likud's list, Shabtai Katash, a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) member of Lod's Religious Council.

MK Dan Illouz attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 28, 2026.

Netanyahu reserves Likud slot for Katz, two other ministers, cites need for 'defense, not politics'

The party's secretariat will be asked to approve the reserved slots for Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Likud Central Committee Chairman and Minister Haim Katz.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

Yashar takes lead over Likud as Arab parties projected to receive 10 seats - poll

The poll also scrutinized how voters would react to a scenario in which Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad united to run as a joint list, or if a so-called "third bloc" formed.

GADI EISENKOT, head of the Yashar party, speaks at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Netanyahu uses Likud’s first reserved slot for businessman who called Trump ‘piece of s***'

Shortly after the announcement of his reserved slot, it emerged that Dobronsky had previously attacked US President Donald Trump, calling him "a morally corrupt person" in a post on X/Twitter.

Entrepreneur and businessman Oren Dobronsky

Court rejects bid to let Likud MKs run in district slots, in setback for Netanyahu

Shaked found that deciding whether MKs and ministers should be allowed to run in the districts was a matter of party policy for Likud members themselves, not its judicial body.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

'Low-key it': US Pres. Donald Trump could reverse policy on Iran once again, Israeli analyst warns

Suleiman Maswadeh, a commentator for Channel 13 News, addressed the developments with 103FM, warning that even the current statement does not necessarily indicate Trump's future direction.

 US President Donald Trump answers questions from the media after signing an executive order, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 3, 2026

Former Netanyahu chief of staff Horowitz reveals tensions with PM's family

Horowitz told Channel 12 that his decision to return to politics was heavily influenced by the October 7 Massacre and its aftermath. His three sons were all called to reserve duty when war broke out.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his advisor Yoav Horowitz (R) arrive to attend the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on September 3, 2017. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu strengthens bid for prime minister, Likud overtakes Yashar ahead of election - poll

The latest poll showed that 41% of people think Netanyahu would make a better leader than Eisenkot, compared to 34% who think Eisenkot would be better.

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

Murdered hostage's father describes moment he realized his daughter had died after October 7

"At around 10:00, one of Shani's friends sent me this picture and told me it could be Shani," he added. "I recognized the small tattoos she had on her leg, and her vehicle had indeed entered Gaza."

 Nissim Louk (L) places a memorial candle bearing an image of his daughter Shani Louk at her gravesite as Israeli Knesset member Pnina Tamano-Shata (2nd L) looks on May 19, 2024 in Srigim-Li On, Israel.

Netanyahu ally predicts half of Likud lawmakers will lose seats, 'watch Knesset on TV'

The associate went on to argue that because they had been afraid to speak out openly, many would fail to secure places on the party's next list.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.