# Polls open in Israeli election seen as referendum on Netanyahu

https://mins.news/en/video/116974

- France 24 English, 2026-10-27 07:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSlb7A5IIjM

> Voting began Tuesday in Israel’s pivotal national election, widely viewed as a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky, reporting from Jerusalem, said the post-election question is whether the divided opposition, including a bloc with an Arab-Israeli majority, can unite to form a government.

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