# Israel votes in tense election viewed as referendum on Netanyahu

https://mins.news/en/video/117761

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-27 16:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--buX1PjWnI

> Israelis cast ballots in a national election widely regarded as a test of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership. It is the first election since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing wars in the Middle East. Voters choose parties, which then form alliances to build a majority coalition.

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