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Israeli Settlers Stop Soldiers From Returning Palestinians to Their Home

The Supreme Court had ordered the military to ensure a West Bank family that fled violence could go back. But settlers blocked the effort, with the authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them.

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Mahmoud Toubassi with his wife, Aedah, in the village of Jalud in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Tuesday.
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Netanyahu Visits Emirati Leader After Reports on Warning About Hamas Attack

Official statements said bilateral relations were discussed. But the question of who bears responsibility for failing to prevent the Oct. 7 attack is a major election issue in Israel.

© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
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Heroine or Public Enemy? The Israeli Blocking Much of Netanyahu’s Agenda.

Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s first female attorney general, has stopped many of the government’s efforts to remove constraints on its power.

© Pool photo by Gil Cohen-Magen

Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s attorney general, at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. As the country heads into elections next month, she is bracing for what could be her biggest battle yet.
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7

The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials said.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Tel Aviv this month.
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Why the U.N. Still Matters

A year ago, the United Nations appeared to be sidelined. But this week has reminded the world that it’s still useful.

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António Costa, E.U. president, at the U.N. yesterday.
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Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also reserved some of his ire for the mayor of the city hosting him, Zohran Mamdani.

© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

“Shame on you!” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said to Israel’s critics as he addressed the General Assembly on Thursday.
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Netanyahu Lashes Out at Foes in U.N. Speech, Including Mamdani

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel lashed out at a litany of enemies but took particular verbal aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the General Assembly on Thursday. Some delegates walked out before his speech.
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Mamdani Accuses Netanyahu of Spreading ‘Baseless Lies’ After U.N. Speech

The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. The mayor has become a political foil for the prime minister.

© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
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