<p>Aryeh Deri met on Wednesday evening with Rabbi Moshe Maya, the senior member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages.</p><p>It was announced that Deri will resign from the Knesset but will continue to serve as chairman of the party.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435674">Read more.</a></p>

The critical question this election raises is whether American Jews still have a secure future in the U.S., or if domestic politics will begin to mirror the exceptional, double standards that have long been demanded of the Jewish state globally. Analysis.

The Yisrael Beytenu faction participated in the round of consultations with President Isaac Herzog.After recommending Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, MK Oded Forer said, "Yisrael Beytenu had hoped for a more decisive election outcome."

<p>Asked about Vice President JD Vance's statement attributing the Republican Party's failures in the midterm elections to the Iran war, US President Donald Trump said he believes it is "largely true because it drove the gasoline up."</p><p>That being said, he added: "At the same time, if I had to do it again, I'd have to do it again because, long-term, it's the only answer. You can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon. You have no choice"</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435677">Read more.</a></p>

<p>The head of the Shin Bet estimated that the suspected foreign interference in the elections involved NIS 100 million, Channel 12 News reported.</p>

<p>The Degel Hatorah faction announced that its representatives will not recommend any candidate to President Isaac Herzog to form the next government.</p><p>The decision was made at the instruction of the party's rabbinic leaders, Rabbi Dov Lando and Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch.</p>

<p>The Agudat Yisrael faction announced that it will not endorse any candidate for prime minister during its meeting with President Isaac Herzog.</p><p>However, two party members, Meir Porush and Elyakim Stark, are considering separately recommending Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next government, but have not yet announced their final decisions.</p>

Yisrael Beytenu representative Oded Forer made clear that his party does not rule out cooperation with Likud but refuses to serve in a government alongside the Arab parties.