# What to watch as Israelis head to the polls; Venezuela opposition leader returns

https://mins.news/en/video/116554

- NBC News, 2026-10-26 22:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q6THIaRqu0

> Israelis are preparing for the country’s first nationwide election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. NBC News correspondent Matt Bradley examines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pressure from rival Gadi Eisenkot over national security, the economy and ongoing settler violence in the West Bank. Supporters also welcomed Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado home after 11 months in exile.

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