Israel Votes in First Election Since October 7 Attack
Voters are weighing Netanyahu’s leadership and calls for an inquiry into the Oct. 7 failures as polls show a deadlocked race.
- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, Israelis began voting in the first national election since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack, with 7.3 million eligible voters electing the 120-seat Knesset.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a referendum on his leadership as voters weigh accountability for Oct. 7 security failures and the multi-front wars that have defined his tenure since 2023.
- Recent polls indicate a competitive race between the Likud party and the centrist Yashar, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, with neither bloc projected to secure the 61-seat majority.
- Coalition negotiations could last weeks or months, with analysts predicting potential deadlock that may leave Netanyahu as caretaker prime minister or force another national election early next year.
- Israel grapples with military conscription disputes and ongoing regional conflicts that will shape the next government's approach to national identity and the country's international standing.
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Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled Israel longer than any other politician before him. Today the voters decide whether another term will be added. It is a vote on a prime minister who polarizes in the country like no other. By J. Segador.
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After four long years, the Israeli population is voting again at the polls.The desire to speak in the first general elections since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 has resulted in an increase in historical participation.The Central Electoral Commission has announced that at 12pm (in Peninsular Spain) at least 31.5% of the Israelis have voted, almost a third of the electorate.This is the largest electoral participation at this time since the …
The majority of Israel's polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 27 October, on the occasion of the 26th Knesset elections, and voting is scheduled to continue until 22:00 hours. Some schools will have a reduced schedule. Some 7.33 million Israelis are entitled to vote, according to the Israeli Central Election Commission figures as of 6 September, an increase of 543 177 people since the previous elections held four years ago. The commi…
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Israelis head to the polls with Netanyahu’s future at stake, in photos
Voters across Israel cast their ballots after three years of war, choosing whether to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power as former military chief Gadi Eisenkot mounts a strong challenge.
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