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Israelis vote Tuesday in first national election since Oct. 7 attack, seen as referendum on Netanyahu

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A look at the main issues in Israeli elections seen as a referendum on Netanyahu
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Summary

Israelis vote on Tuesday, October 27, in their first national election since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, a contest widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. Netanyahu has campaigned on his wartime leadership and a promise to keep Israel safe, while the opposition says he failed to prevent the 2023 attack and is blocking an investigation into it. France 24 reports the race is tense and close, with Netanyahu running neck and neck with centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot after three years of regional wars, and that he has rejected ICC war crimes claims and denied corruption as the vote approaches. Expatriate citizens who cannot vote from abroad have been flying in from around the world to take part.

This continues an earlier story: Israel's upcoming election is being treated as a referendum on Netanyahu

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  1. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Israelis will vote on Tuesday, October 27, in the first national elections since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, a vote widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, and that he has rejected ICC war crimes claims and denied corruption as the election approaches.

  2. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Israelis are preparing to vote on Tuesday, October 27, in the first elections since the October 7 attacks, and that expatriate citizens unable to vote from abroad are flying in from around the world to take part.

  3. PBS NewsHour

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    PBS NewsHour reports that Israelis will go to the polls on Tuesday in what many describe as the most consequential election in years, and that the opposition says Netanyahu failed to prevent the 2023 attack and is blocking an investigation into it.

  4. The Straits Times

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    The Straits Times reports that Netanyahu has campaigned on his wartime leadership as his political survival is on the line in Israel's vote.

  5. CBS News

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    CBS News reports that Netanyahu is facing his country's first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attack, and that Matt Gutman looks at what is at stake and who might unseat him.

  6. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Israelis are voting Tuesday in a tense election, the first since the October 7, 2023 attack, with Netanyahu running neck and neck with centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot.

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