{
  "id": 16602119,
  "title": "Israel braces for national elections seen as a referendum on Netanyahu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/israel-braces-for-national-elections-seen-as-a-referendum-on-netanyahu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:35:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/israel-braces-for-national-elections-seen-as-a-referendum-on-netanyahu"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israelis are preparing to head to the polls on Tuesday (October 27) in the first elections since the October 7th attacks in 2023. Unable to vote abroad, expatriate citizens have been flying in from around the world to participate in a vote widely seen as being a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership.",
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  "coverage": {
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        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Israeli Jews Across the Spectrum Face an Election of Fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/israeli-jews-across-the-spectrum-face-an-election-of-fears",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:01:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Netanyahu denies reports of clash with Israeli army chief over Iran-linked operation ahead of election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/netanyahu-denies-reports-of-clash-with-israeli-army-chief-over-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-26T06:08:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Netanyahu denies reports of clash with Israeli army chief over Iran-linked operation ahead of election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/netanyahu-denies-reports-of-clash-with-israeli-army-chief-over-iran-16570915",
        "published": "2026-10-26T06:55:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel’s Netanyahu clashes with army chief over Iran-related military action: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/israels-netanyahu-clashes-with-army-chief-over-iran-related-military",
        "published": "2026-10-26T08:03:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Report of rift between Netanyahu and army chief denied",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/report-of-rift-between-netanyahu-and-army-chief-denied",
        "published": "2026-10-26T08:14:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "A clash between Netanyahu and the Israeli Chief of Staff over Iran shakes the eve of the election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/un-choque-entre-netanyahu-y-el-jefe-del-estado-mayor-israeli-sobre",
        "published": "2026-10-26T11:24:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Netanyahu faces reckoning for October 7 in Israel's first vote since attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/netanyahu-faces-reckoning-for-october-7-in-israels-first-vote-since",
        "published": "2026-10-26T11:46:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Elections in Israel: Can Netanyahu Hold on to Power?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/elections-in-israel-can-netanyahu-hold-on-to-power",
        "published": "2026-10-26T13:51:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Israel elections: Gadi Eisenkot, leading Netanyahu opponent, calls for unity and calm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/israel-elections-gadi-eisenkot-leading-netanyahu-opponent-calls-for",
        "published": "2026-10-26T14:19:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}