# What Israel’s election means for Netanyahu, Gaza and Palestinian statehood

https://mins.news/en/video/119656

- BBC News, 2026-10-28 18:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pr6f_alqCU

> Counting is nearly complete in Israel’s first general election since the 7 October Hamas attacks and the start of the Gaza war. Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc is ahead, but neither he nor main rival Gadi Eisenkot has enough support to form a government; both will need new alliances or backing from opposition members.

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