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Elections in Israel: no majority in view

The results of the legislative elections in Israel are being reviewed. Very important elections, as they are the first since Hamas attacks on October 7. Tonight, none of the two blocks get the majority: neither Benyamin Netanyahu nor Gadi Eisenkot's.

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Elections in Israel: Can Gadi Eisenkot beat Benjamin Netanyahu?

Some seven million Israelis were called to the polls for the general elections – the first since Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. This Tuesday is a holiday in the country. The two blocks, that of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that of the opposition led by former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, are in a row in the polls.

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Israelis vote in a tense election: What's at stake?

Israelis were voting Tuesday (October 27) in a tense national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the wars that have since shaken the Middle East.

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Israel: Netanyahu supporters gather as PM votes

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered outside a polling station where the leader was voting on Tuesday. This is Israel's first election since the October7, 2023 Hamas attack and is seen as a referendum on Netanyahu. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports from Jerusalem.

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Israel votes in decisive election: What happens after polls close?

Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday (October 27) as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it. Details by FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor, Angela Diffley.

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Israelis vote in first national election since October 7 attack

Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday (October 27) as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali tells us more from the ground. He spoke with voters.

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Netanyahu's political survival on the line as Israel heads to the polls

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival in Israel's election on Tuesday (October 27), with voters weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel's deepening international isolation. FRANCE24's Douglas Herbert gives us his analysis.

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Israeli legislatures live: Netanyahu denounces "trying to steal the election"

Israeli voters are invited to vote on Tuesday and the turnout rate was 16.68 per cent three hours after the opening of the offices, the highest since 1981. This election must decide the fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and examine his assessment since the October 7 attacks. He accused his Israeli Arab opponents of trying to "fly the election", after targeting them throughout his campaign. Follow the legislative election on our direct.

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Live: Netanyahu blasts Arab parties for ‘trying to steal’ vote as Israel holds tense election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday renewed his attacks on Arab parties, warning after casting his ballot that "they're trying to steal the election" after reports that individuals were arrested with envelopes of cash. The deeply divided country is voting in its first national elections since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Follow our live blog for all the latest updates.

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Israelis vote in tense election seen as a referendum on Netanyahu

Israelis are voting Tuesday in the first general elections since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a fight for political survival. The vote follows three years of regional wars, with Netanyahu running neck and neck with centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot.

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Will Netanyahu's security promise win him this election?

Since the beginning of his political career, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, has campaigned on a promise that he is the only one who will keep the Jewish state safe. As Israelis head to the polls for their first election since the October7 Hamas attacks and the start of the war in Gaza, Netanyahu's strategy might be less effective. FRANCE 24's Gabrielle Nadler explains.

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A look at the main issues in Israeli elections seen as a referendum on Netanyahu

Israelis will vote Tuesday (October 27) in the first national elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. He rejected ICC war crimes claims and denied corruption as national elections approach. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.

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Israel: Could Arab parties play kingmaker in the next Knesset ?

As Israelis head to the polls for the first legislative election since Hamas's October 7 attacks, neither Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu's Likud party nor former army chief of staff Gadi #Eisenkot's Yashar party are likely to win a majority of seats in the #Knesset. Turns out, #Israel's Arab parties could have a say in the election's outcome.

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Israel ex-security chief sues Netanyahu over October 7 claims

The former head of Israel's Shin Bet domestic security agency on Wednesday sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for defamation weeks before elections in a row over responsibility for Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. Netanyahu, who polls show in a tight race to stay in power in the October 27 election, has been hammered by the opposition for failing to prevent the attack, the deadliest day in Israeli history. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports.