# Israel’s election unfolds under the shadow of the Gaza war

https://mins.news/en/item/116856

- TRT World, 2026-10-27 05:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/3c35116260a4

> Israel is holding its first general election since the start of what the source describes as its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023.

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