Netanyahu touts Trump endorsement on eve of vote, suggests they may restart war on Iran
- Today, 7.3 million Israelis are heading to 12,335 polling stations nationwide to choose their next government. The voting process began Monday evening and continues throughout election day.
- Behind the scenes, the Central Elections Committee orchestrated a massive logistical operation involving nearly 300,000 people, printing 450 million ballot slips using approximately 250 tons of paper.
- Authorities designated special polling stations for displaced residents from Kfar Aza and Holit, while soldiers and hospitalized voters received dedicated arrangements. Israel Railways offers free travel on routes exceeding 15 kilometers to assist voter access.
- Counting begins after polling stations close at 10 p.m., with the Central Elections Committee targeting completion by Thursday afternoon. Between 600,000 and 650,000 special double envelopes will be counted separately and could influence final seat distribution.
- Until the official results are published on November 4, Israel remains focused on which political alliances can assemble the parliamentary majority needed to form the next government following the election.
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Israel election: Israelis vote for 1st time since October 7 attack
Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces a battle to stay in power amid fierce competition from a bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Arab parties are projected to play kingmakers.
The election of a new parliament has begun in Israel. For the first time since the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, the voters decide on the country's political future.
Netanyahu faces fight for political survival as Israel votes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival in Israel’s election on Tuesday, with voters weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel’s deepening international isolation. Yet Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader with 19 years in office, remains a formidable survivor, with nationalist politics increasingly entrenched […]
In Israel, the first parliamentary election has begun since the Hamas attack. Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister. All developments in the ticker.
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