# Israel heads to polls as rightward shift dominates critical election

https://mins.news/en/item/116824

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-27 04:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/israel-heads-to-the-polls-as-shift-to-the-right-dominates-critical-election?traffic_source=rss

> Israel votes on Tuesday in a closely contested election, its first since the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to extend his rule at the head of an alliance of far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties, facing a bloc that is also predominantly right-wing. Accountability, alleged security failures, ultra-Orthodox military service and efforts to exclude Arab-led parties have dominated the campaign.

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