The question of accountability for the government’s failures in the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, looms over the election.
Source: [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/world/middleeast/israel-elections-key-issues.html)
The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports from Jerusalem as ballots are cast.
Israeli voters are choosing their next government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting only he can finish the job started eight months ago in Iran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival in Israel's election on Tuesday (October 27), with voters weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel's deepening international isolation. FRANCE24's Douglas Herbert gives ...
Many fear neither of the leading political blocs will win enough seats for a majority - meaning weeks or months of political wrangling may lie ahead.
Election officials from coast to coast are facing a slew of challenges ahead of the high-stakes midterms.
A deeply divided Israel headed to the polls on Tuesday (October 27) for the first time since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with voters delivering their verdict on veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's rightward drift. FRANCE 24's Noga Tornapolski tells us more.