{
  "id": 12286126,
  "title": "War-weary northern Israelis rethink loyalty to Netanyahu before election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/war-weary-northern-israelis-rethink-loyalty-to-netanyahu-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T02:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/war-weary-northern-israelis-rethink-loyalty-netanyahu-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, some previous supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are rethinking their loyalty before the upcoming election. According to Al-Monitor, residents who previously backed Netanyahu are now reconsidering their vote due to the war with Hezbollah, which involved thousands of rockets and drones. A local resident, Sigal Malachi, noted that many of her acquaintances who were once right-wing supporters of Netanyahu no longer are.\n\nThe election campaign has also been impacted by a recent incident involving an attempted seizure of a Flydubai flight, as reported by Arabian Post. The incident occurred on September 30, during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, when the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft. The UAE Attorney-General described the episode as an attempted terrorist act.\n\nNetanyahu has used the incident to validate his pre-election security warnings, while his opponents accuse him of politicizing the still-unfolding investigation. Netanyahu has praised the passengers and crew who intervened to prevent disaster and has ordered a review of security arrangements for foreign commercial flights serving Israel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}