# Israelis vote in election widely seen as referendum on Netanyahu

https://mins.news/en/video/115603

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-26 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHioBjOg9Lk

> Israelis are heading to the polls in a close election broadly viewed as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu. His leadership has faced challenges over the October 2023 Hamas attack, the wars that followed and divisions at home.

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