# Polls open in Israeli election seen as referendum on Netanyahu

https://mins.news/en/item/116954

- France 24, 2026-10-27 07:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/polls-open-in-israeli-election-seen-as-referendum-on-netanyahu

> Voting began Tuesday in Israel’s pivotal national election, seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies. Reporting from Jerusalem, France 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky says the key question after Election Day is whether the divided opposition, including an Arab-Israeli majority bloc, can unite to form a government.

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