Voters in Israel are deciding whether to oust Netanyahu after 3 years of war
JERUSALEM — Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday 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. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who voted just after midday, faces an array of parties seeking to oust Israel's longest-serving premier from power. Opinion…
In Israel, voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has led the country for three years amid ongoing wars. The country is still reeling from the Hamas attack in 2023 and is deeply divided over the future of the state and who should lead it. Netanyahu, who cast his vote just after midday, faces a tight race with his main rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot.
Over 7 million eligible voters are eligible to participate in the election, with many arriving from overseas. Netanyahu expressed that this is a "very moving and fateful moment" and that he believes Arab parties could determine the outcome of the election, with many of them casting their votes in unprecedented numbers. Over 31 percent of Israelis had already voted by noon, the highest turnout by midday since 1977, according to data from the Central Elections Committee.
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