# ‘Gaza’s suffering has become campaign fodder’: Palestinians fear the worst from Israel election

https://mins.news/en/item/114510

- The Guardian, 2026-10-25 06:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/gaza-suffering-campaign-fodder-palestinians-fear-worst-israel-election

> As Israel heads toward an election, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot both promise to end Hamas rule, while Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe receives little attention in the campaign. Displaced Palestinians face poor sanitation, water shortages and the threat of strikes, with dwindling supplies and rising food prices deepening fears of another crisis.

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