# Israelis vote in first election since Oct. 7 attack that sparked Gaza war

https://mins.news/en/video/117100

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-27 09:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C4mvYCbWgs

> Israelis began voting Tuesday in a tense national election widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the wars that followed and shook the Middle East.

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