Israel Votes in First Election Since October 7 Attack
Voters are choosing 120 Knesset seats as Netanyahu faces a neck-and-neck race with Gadi Eisenkot over security and accountability after Oct. 7.
- 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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In today's election, over half a million young new voters are eligible to vote.
Jerusalem, Oct 27 (EFE).- Oppositionist Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar! (Rect!) and favorite in the polls to be the most voted force in this Tuesday's elections in Israel, began the election day by visiting schools near Gaza before casting his vote. Eisenkot came, coinciding with the opening of the polls to [...] The entry The opposition party Yashar! denounces manipulation against him in the Israeli elections was first published in HolaNews.
Parliamentary elections have begun in Israel.
Polls open in Israel as Netanyahu battles for survival
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival on Tuesday in an election seen by many Israelis as the most consequential in the country's history and a referendum on his leadership since the 2023 Hamas-led attacks. The vote follows a turbulent period for Israel, shaped by the trauma of the October 7 attacks, wars in Gaza, Lebanon and with Iran, deepening international isolation, and the divisive policies of Netany…
The first elections are the terrorist attack of October 7, 2023. Benjamin Netanyahu aims to remain in power, while among those who want to close his long political season emerges Gadi Eisenkot. A vademecum to follow the vote
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