# Voting Begins in Israel as Netanyahu Faces a Battle for Survival

https://mins.news/en/item/117319

- NBC News, 2026-10-27 11:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.today.com/video/voting-underway-in-israel-as-netanyahu-faces-battle-for-survival-272309829597

> Voting began Tuesday morning in Israel’s first nationwide election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. The contest is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its outcome could affect the United States, gas prices and the future of wars in the Middle East, NBC’s Richard Engel reports from Tel Aviv.

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