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Oct 25, 2026

Israel holds first election since October 7 attack as Netanyahu faces tight race

Israelis vote in parliamentary elections widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the 2023 Hamas attack. Polls suggest a close race between Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, with neither bloc projected to win a clear majority.

Oct 25, 20268 sources

Top claims

▪Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resisted calls from victims' families for an independent state commission of inquiry into October 7, 2023, while attempting to shift blame onto Israel's security establishment
▪The Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023 resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people in Israel and the abduction of 251 hostages into Gaza
▪Opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and families of attack victims called for an independent state commission of inquiry into the political and security failures surrounding the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack

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Benjamin Netanyahu Donald Trump

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Gaza1 Hamas1 International Criminal Court1 Israel-Gaza war1 Israeli domestic politics1 Israeli parliamentary election 20261 October 7 accountability in Israel's election1 Parliamentary elections1 West Bank1

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