Middle East: Parliamentary election in Israel underway – close race expected
The talk is of a fateful election for Israel's future - and Prime Minister Netanyahu. But a stalemate is threatening once again, which is likely to make it difficult to form a government.
In Israel, parliamentary elections have begun with around 7.3 million eligible voters choosing 120 members of the 26th Knesset. The election is seen as a critical one, with the country's future direction at stake, and has significant implications for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu. This is the first election since the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent Gaza war. A close contest is expected between Netanjahu's right-wing bloc and his opponents, led by Gadi Eisenkot of the centre party Jaschar.
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