Politics & Diplomacy
Israel holds election on Netanyahu amid hard-right shift
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Israelis will vote October 27 on whether to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power, three years after Hamas's October 2023 attack killed hundreds of Israelis. The election will test whether the country embraces a permanent hard-right political turn, Al-Monitor reported. Netanyahu has led the government through the Gaza war triggered by the attack and faces legal challenges at home.
The vote comes as Israel grapples with the consequences of its military response in Gaza and debates its political direction. The result could determine whether the country continues on a nationalist path or shifts course.
