# Live: Polls open in Israel's first election since October 7 attack

https://mins.news/en/item/117021

- France 24, 2026-10-27 08:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261027-live-polls-open-in-first-israeli-election-since-october-7-attack

> A deeply divided Israel is voting for the first time since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Voters are delivering their verdict on veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s rightward drift.

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