# Bots, deepfakes and surveillance: Israel’s election goes to war online

https://mins.news/en/item/114494

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-25 05:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/25/bots-deepfakes-and-surveillance-israels-election-goes-to-war-online?traffic_source=rss

> Polls show Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot nearly tied days before Israel’s election. Both sides are using social media ads, AI-generated videos and data to mobilize voters and attack rivals. Haaretz reported that bots once created to undermine Iran’s government were repurposed to promote Netanyahu and Likud.

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