# Israel holds first election since 2023 Hamas attack

https://mins.news/en/video/118476

- VOA Chinese, 2026-10-28 02:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwvQkxty3Gg

> Israel is holding its first election since the Hamas attack of 2023. Polls predict a very close result and turnout higher than usual. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged voters to cast the “right” ballot, while main rival Gadi Eisenkot pledged to dismantle or destroy Hamas’s military and governing power. Voters are deciding whether to replace the country’s longest-serving prime minister.

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