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A beam of fireworks lights the sky above the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus, in the Israeli occupied West Bank on September 22, 2019. Israel's national electricity company said today it was cutting power to parts of the occupied West Bank due to

Israel Cuts Power In Parts Of West Bank Over Debts

A beam of fireworks lights the sky above the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus, in the Israeli occupied West Bank on September 22, 2019. Israel's national electricity company said today it was cutting power to parts of the occupied West Bank due to outstanding payments amounting to nearly $483 million. The Israel Electric Corporation said it was owed 1.7 billion shekels in debts from the main Palestinian power distributor for the West Bank, which is based in east Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the left, the country's longest serving premier, is seeking to fend off a huge challenge from his main rival retired general Benny Gantz, one of the leaders of the Blue and White political alliance

Israel In Suspense After Exit Polls Show Tight Race

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz awaited results from the country's general election on Wednesday after exit polls showed them locked in a tight race, leaving the country in suspense.With a hoarse voice and appearing haggard after days of intense campaigning, Netanyahu appeared before supporters in the early hours of Wednesday and said he was prepared for negotiations to form a "strong Zionist government."
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Netanyahu, Gantz Deadlocked With Nearly All Votes Counted: Israel Media

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were deadlocked with nearly all votes from the country's general election counted on Wednesday, Israeli media reported.Various Israeli media reported that Netanyahu's right-wing Likud and Gantz's Blue and White had 32 seats each of parliament's 120 with more than 90 percent of the vote counted.The reports were citing sources with the elections committee, as that level of results had not been officially posted yet.
Retired Israeli General Benny Gantz in a security hawk who hopes to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday's elections

Israel's Gantz: Military Man On A Mission To Beat Netanyahu

Gantz, seen in this 2015 picture when he was chief of staff of Israel's army, boasted in video clips of the number of Palestinian militants killed and targets destroyed under his command in the 2014 war with Gaza's Islamist Hamas rulers
Israel's elections will decide the political fate of the country's longest serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu, Gantz Spur Supporters On Eve Of Tense Israeli Polls

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz sought to galvanise supporters Monday on the eve of a tense election with the political fate of the country's longest-serving premier in the balance.The vote on Tuesday will be Israel's second in five months after Netanyahu suffered one of the biggest defeats of his political career when he failed to form a coalition after April polls.

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