# Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israel election

https://mins.news/en/item/105400

- DW, 2026-10-18 19:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/israel-trump-endorses-netanyahu-ahead-of-elections/a-79693698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> US President Donald Trump declared his “complete and total” backing for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the October 27 parliamentary election. Polls suggest Netanyahu and his far-right allies may fall short of the 61 seats needed to form a coalition. His main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, said only Israeli voters decide who leads the country.

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