Israel's parliament took a preliminary step toward early elections on Wednesday, with lawmakers voting almost unanimously to dissolve the 120-seat Knesset. Opinion polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would lose in a snap ballot, potentially held several weeks before the October 27 deadline if final approval is granted.

Ben‑Gvir ‘dreams’ of nooses in TikTok video glorifying death penalty for Palestinians Ben‑Gvir ‘dreams’ of nooses in TikTok video glorifying death penalty for Palestinians Submitted by Reem Aouir on Wed, 05/06/2026 - 17:53 Israel’s far-right national security minister faces online backlash after joining a viral social‑media trend, posting an AI‑generated montage of nooses A demonstrator burns pictures of Israel's extreme-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli custody, in the old city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 14 March 2023 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has posted a controversial TikTok video in which he declares he “dreams” of nooses, co-opting the viral "I know I should sleep, but the voices in my head go…" trend to glorify the recently passed death penalty law. The video posted on 4 May features a montage of AI-generated images of everyday items, shaped like gallows and execution ropes, set to the trend's audio. Ben-Gvir has long pushed for the introduction of the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, a measure that was ultimately approved by the Knesset in its second and third readings on 30 March, passing by a 62-48 vote.