# Israelis Vote in Tight Race That Could Decide Netanyahu’s Fate

https://mins.news/en/item/117822

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-27 17:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-27/israelis-go-to-polls-in-tight-race-to-decide-netanyahu-s-fate?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae0dfaa27f3420001c8c7c3

> Israelis turned out to vote in numbers not seen for more than half a century. The election, the country’s first since the October 2023 Hamas attack, effectively serves as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule, which has been dominated by war.

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