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Israel Briefing: Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

By AFNS Research Desk · · 1 min read

Interior of an office at the Israeli President's Residence (Beit HaNassi) in Jerusalem (file image, 2021)
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Status: Daily briefing. Each item names its source.

Politics — see lead story

Netanyahu unity video; Eisenkot/Liberman speaker agreement; mandate clock. Full story: Eisenkot Gets Mandate, Agrees With Liberman on Next Knesset Speaker.

Report: ~250 foreign troops for Gaza ISF

Walla, citing security officials (Jerusalem Post, Jewish Chronicle): Israel approved an initial U.S.-led deployment of about 250 foreign troops for a Gaza stabilization force. Willing countries listed; Israel opposes Turkey; no arrival date. Full story: Report: Israel Approves First 250 Foreign Troops for Gaza Stabilization Force.

Russian GRU chief visit (Jerusalem Post)

Two sources told the Jerusalem Post that a Russian military transport carrying a delegation led by Adm. Igor Kostyukov, chief of Russia's GRU military intelligence, landed at Ben-Gurion Airport and met senior Israeli defense officials. The purpose of the meetings was not disclosed. The aircraft later left for Abu Dhabi, where the delegation is due at U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks. Ynet separately reported the landing of a U.S.-sanctioned Russian Defense Ministry aircraft without naming passengers (Ynet). The IDF and Russian Embassy declined comment to JPost.

Gaza — embankment collapse

The Hamas-run health ministry and Reuters/BBC reporting say four people — three children and one woman — were killed when a sand embankment collapsed onto tents at a displacement camp south of Deir al-Balah after heavy rain (BBC, Al-Monitor / Reuters).

Sources

  1. Ynet: Netanyahu unity government call www.ynetnews.com
  2. Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu unified government video www.jpost.com
  3. Jerusalem Post: ~250 foreign troops / opposes Turkey www.jpost.com
  4. Jewish Chronicle: first 250 foreign troops www.thejc.com
  5. Jerusalem Post: GRU chief Kostyukov visit www.jpost.com
  6. Ynet: sanctioned Russian military aircraft lands www.ynetnews.com
  7. BBC: four killed in Gaza embankment collapse www.bbc.com
  8. Al-Monitor / Reuters: embankment collapse www.al-monitor.com

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