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“For the far-right coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the election was a “war for our home”, but for Arab parties, the political mobilisation meant meaningful representation in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.”

“Netanyahu's party were accusing Qatar of involvement — a country that many Israelis view as a patron of Hamas, the Gaza-based militant group.”

“Netanyahu's right-wing bloc was slightly ahead but still short of a majority in Tuesday's (October 27) election, the first since the October 7, 2023 attack that led Israel to wage war in Gaza and across the region.”

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party has amplified unsubstantiated allegations that Arab-led parties had “stolen” the election, potentially with foreign assistance, as final results showed his bloc had lost its majority in parliament.”

“Israel's election saw soaring participation by Israeli Arabs, descendants of Palestinians who stayed after the country's creation in 1948, as outrage boiled at calls by officials such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to treat their community much…”

“The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel has concluded that Israeli authorities and forces have continued to commit war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the…”

“…is early to know if this outcome might offer any respite to Gaza, where a UN Commission of Inquiry has said Israeli authorities and forces have continued to commit war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the occupied Palestinian territory even…”

“Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right Israeli firebrand who achieved international notoriety as part of the outgoing government, fell short of expectations that he would gain ground in the latest election.”

“Netanyahu's views on security issues including Gaza, which Israel has reduced to rubble since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.”

“Israeli authorities and forces have continued to commit war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the occupied Palestinian territory even after the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, a United Nations commission of inquiry has said.”

“Netanyahu led Israel in a devastating war which has left much of Gaza in rubble following Hamas's unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack.”

“An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people on Sunday (October 25, 2026), staff and a local hospital said, while the civil defence agency reported five others killed elsewhere in the territory.”

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is locked in a tight race to keep his job in Tuesday's (October 27, 2026) vote, having campaigned on promises to keep Israelis safe, and he and his right-wing allies visited the scene of the attack to pledge an even harder…”

“Days ahead of close-fought Israeli elections, campaigns have gone into overdrive with poor-taste jibes and inflammatory attacks against candidates, sometimes crossing red lines.”

“Also Read: Israeli settlers burn olive trees, injure journalist in West Bank attack Jibril Rajoub, the secretary general of the central committee of the Palestinian Authority's ruling Fatah faction, said he called for "peaceful confrontation" as he took part…”

“Israel will hold a national election on October 27, its first vote since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 that shook the country and plunged West Asia into turmoil, as Israel went to war in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.”

“Activists say Israeli authorities do little to stop attacks that involve weapons ranging from slingshots to guns.”

“Months after the October 7 Hamas attack, in July 2024, the Israeli Parliament declared that it was opposed to the establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River.”

“More than 64,000 people have been killed and thousands injured in Gaza since the start of the war, which followed a Hamas-led attack in Israel on October 7, 2023 that killed around 1200 people, and saw 251 taken hostage.”