# How the genocidal war on Gaza is shaping Israel’s election

https://mins.news/en/item/95020

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-11 05:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news-analysis/2026/10/11/how-genocidal-war-on-gaza-is-shaping-israels-election?traffic_source=rss

> Israel’s election appears to reflect not a demand for change but a deeper entrenchment of the jingoism that grew after October 7, 2023. Analysts say Benjamin Netanyahu has made the Gaza war and national security central to his campaign, while the conflict has accelerated Israel’s shift to the right and brought once-fringe hard-line views on Palestinians into the mainstream.

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