PoliticsLegacy of 7 October hangs over record Israel vote amid deep divisions

Families bereaved in the 7 October attacks held a minute of silence in Tel Aviv and urged voters to remember the dead and the betrayals of that day. Record turnout drew tens of thousands of Israelis home from abroad to vote. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on voters to remove Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

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