# Is Netanyahu’s grip on Israel slipping?

https://mins.news/en/video/107500

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-20 08:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIp0s2KA1K0

> Israel is approaching an election shaped by the Oct. 7 attacks and the ensuing Gaza war. Former general Gadi Eisenkot’s party has a narrow polling lead, but an Eisenkot victory is unlikely to bring a major foreign-policy shift amid a broader rightward turn in Israeli politics. The result also carries significant regional stakes.

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