# Lebanese sceptical Israeli election will bring change or end southern occupation

https://mins.news/en/item/113709

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-24 05:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/24/lebanese-skeptical-israeli-polls-will-bring-change-end-occupation-of-south?traffic_source=rss

> As Israel’s October 27 election approaches, Lebanese residents and analysts doubt a change of government will meaningfully alter policy towards Lebanon. Israel still occupies large parts of the south, and interviewees say candidates are not promising withdrawal or describing the situation there as a crisis or mistake.

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