# Israel votes in first election since October 7 attack as Netanyahu faces crucial test

https://mins.news/en/item/116806

- France 24, 2026-10-27 04:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261027-israel-election-2026-netanyahu-october-7

> Israelis are voting on Tuesday in the country’s first election since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. The close race, following three years of regional wars, is seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is neck and neck with centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot.

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