In Brief
Published : 27 October 2026
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Updated : 27 October 2026, 00:08
Agencies
Israel goes to the polls today amid deep divisions and political tensions.
Polls published recently put the governing coalition and the main opposition bloc almost neck-and-neck, with half a million first-time voters due to cast their ballot and some 70,000 Israelis reportedly flying in from abroad specifically to vote. Over the course of a neck-and-neck race, Netanyahu has campaigned heavily on his security credentials, insisting only he can “finish the job” in the US-Israeli war on Iran, reports AFP.
Polls published recently put the governing coalition and main opposition bloc almost neck-and-neck
But his main rival, ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot, has accused him of playing up the Iran threat when it suits him politically, and of failing to accomplish his war goals.