Israelis vote in tight election seen as referendum on Netanyahu
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Polls opened Tuesday in Israel’s first national vote since the October 7, 2023 attack, with Netanyahu and centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot running neck and neck.
Polls opened Tuesday in Israel’s first national election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with voters delivering a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s rightward drift. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The last polls showed Netanyahu, 77, running neck and neck with his main centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot, 66, a former military chief who has pledged an independent inquiry into the security failures of October 7. [2] [4]
About 7.3 million Israelis are eligible to vote, including more than half a million first-time voters; final results could take days and coalition talks may last weeks or months. [2] [4]
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