{
  "id": 15829001,
  "title": "Bennett pledges to maintain Yellow Line in Gaza, declare Qatar enemy state, redirect national funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/bennett-pledges-to-maintain-yellow-line-in-gaza-declare-qatar-enemy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T01:22:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-912343"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former prime minister Naftali Bennett pledged to maintain the Yellow Line in Gaza and declare Qatar an enemy state during the Gaza Border Communities Conference 2026. Bennett argued that the current government's approach, which he attributed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was to accept living alongside Hamas and not seriously attempt to eliminate it. He accused the Netanyahu government of complacency and pledged to declare Qatar an enemy state if elected, alongside enlisting Egypt in the effort and applying diplomatic and economic pressure on Hamas. Bennett also mentioned his plan to kill Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif in 2022, which fell through due to his government's collapse. Bennett called for increased funding for Gaza border communities, redirecting national funding priorities away from the haredi community. He expressed confidence in forming a coalition of Zionist parties, which he estimated could secure 61 Knesset seats. Bennett respected Gadi Eisenkot and committed to accepting the voters' decision regarding the office of the prime minister after the elections.",
  "summary": "\"Right now, the current government's approach, essentially Bibi's [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] approach, is to get us used to living alongside Hamas,\" Bennett said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bennett vows to keep Yellow Line in Gaza intact",
    "Qatar to be declared enemy state if elected",
    "National funds to be redirected from haredi community"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Bennett’s platform shifts the political focus toward aggressive regional diplomacy and domestic budget reallocation to prioritize the security and economic needs of Gaza border communities over religious sectors.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}