Published 4 hours ago • loading... • Updated 48 minutes ago
A Quick Guide to Israel's High-Stakes Elections
Polls show Benjamin Netanyahu trailing Gadi Eisenkot as voters weigh war accountability, judicial independence and military service in coalition talks.
Israel is holding its first elections since the Hamas-led attacks of 2023 triggered a chain of conflicts across the region — a quick guide the key players, issues and when to expect a result.
Israel's parliamentary elections began this morning. In the first vote since the tragic Hamas terror attack in October 2023, people are deciding whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition will remain in power or be replaced by an opposition led by centrist former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, who is slightly favored in the polls. More than seven million people are eligible to vote, with counting beginning immediately after the …