# Netanyahu is fighting for his political career, expert says a week before crucial vote

https://mins.news/en/video/108457

- France 24 English, 2026-10-20 20:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKo-BvVWypo

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaned on Donald Trump’s endorsement on Monday, a week before a closely contested election. He played a recording of their phone call, in which the US president predicted Netanyahu would win and suggested they might attack Iran together again.

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