# Israel Election 2026: Netanyahu and Eisenkot in a Tight Race

https://mins.news/en/video/116955

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-27 06:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTgdrIegQg

> Israel is holding its first election since the 2023 Hamas attack, in a vote many regard as the country’s most consequential in decades. Polls have repeatedly pointed to a razor-thin result, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks another term and opponents led by former armed forces chief Gadi Eisenkot call him Israel’s greatest threat.

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