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thehindu.com | 3 hrs. 54 min. ago

Israeli exit polls indicate deadlock in election

Polls closed at 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) in Israel’s pivotal general election, which saw high voter turnout and veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fighting for his political life

theguardian.com | 3 hrs. 56 min. ago

Israel election live: setback for Netanyahu as exit polls show strong opposition

Eisenkot still short of coalition, with Palestinian parties showing biggest gainIsrael election too close to call as exit polls give Netanyahu bloc slightly fewer seatsAcross Israel, voting is now under way. Here are some of the latest images being sent to us over the newswires:Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in for the elections, according to Aid Coalition, a US-based nonprofit focused on strengthening Israel’s democracy.

Israeli law generally requires citizens to vote in person in the country, with narrow exceptions for diplomats and certain official emissaries abroad. Continue reading...

euronews.com | 4 hrs. 1 min. ago

Israel: opposition supporters celebrate narrow lead in exit polls

Supporters of Gadi Eisenkot celebrated in Tel Aviv as exit polls gave Israel's opposition bloc a narrow lead over Benjamin Netanyahu's camp, but no outright parliamentary majority.

nbcnews.com | 4 hrs. 8 min. ago

Michigan Senate race reaches a boiling point

There are new tensions in the contentious Michigan Senate race, including controversial comments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and growing backlash to a new anti-Israel ad. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports.

euronews.com | 5 hrs. 32 min. ago

Exit polls suggest no clear victor in Israeli election

Turnout for the election - Israel's first since Hamas' 7 October 2023 attacks - hit over 77%, according to Israel's Central Elections Committee.

smh.com.au | 5 hrs. 57 min. ago

Former ambassador weighs in on Israel election

Senator Dave Sharma, Australia's former ambassador to Israel, weighs in on the possible consequences of today's election.

smh.com.au | 5 hrs. 57 min. ago

Aussie voter on the ground in Israel

Lynda Ben-Menashe, president of the National Council of Jewish Women Australia, travelled to Israel to cast her vote.

nytimes.com | 6 hrs. 5 min. ago

Israel’s Election: 4 Things to Watch For

The election on Tuesday is unlikely to yield quick answers about who might lead the next government.

nypost.com | 6 hrs. 6 min. ago

Pro-Abdul El-Sayed ad’s antisemitic message: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 28, 2026

NY Post readers discuss an ad for Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed blaming rising grocery prices on US aid to Israel.

abc.net.au | 7 hrs. 7 min. ago

Live: Israel's PM Netanyahu likely to win most seats, exit polls show

Israelis have cast their vote for the nation's next prime minister overnight, but we won't know who the country's next leader will be for weeks. Join our experts for a live explanation of why.

csmonitor.com | 7 hrs. 9 min. ago

US and Israel threaten new Iran strikes. Would the result be any different?

The push in the U.S. and Israel toward renewing major hostilities with Iran, after months of relative stalemate, is raising questions about what lessons have been learned – or not – by previous destructive rounds.

nytimes.com | 7 hrs. 40 min. ago

In Congress, Support for Israel Is Waning Among Democrats

Anger has focused on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has become a political lightning rod in the United States, and the high death toll in Gaza.

livemint.com | 8 hrs. 5 min. ago

Israel elections 2026: Can Netanyahu lose polls but cling to power? How coalition arithmetic could decide Bibi's fate

Israel’s 2026 election could see Benjamin Netanyahu lose at the ballot box yet remain in power. With neither bloc assured of a majority, coalition negotiations, smaller parties and Palestinian-led factions could determine who governs.

nytimes.com | 8 hrs. 47 min. ago

In Israel’s Election, It’s Nationalism vs. Founding Ideals

As Israel votes, ever more strident hard-right views compete with hopes for a diverse land. The outcome could shape the country’s identity for years.

abcnews.com | 8 hrs. 52 min. ago

Netanyahu's future on the line as polls open in Israeli elections

Polling stations opened in Israel on Tuesday morning for a pivotal general election that opinion polls suggest will be a tight race.

smh.com.au | 10 hrs. 14 min. ago

Spender leads business revolt against Chalmers’ capital gains tax tweak

The federal MP said Israel was one of the few other economies which used an inflation-adjusted model, though it capped the tax rate at 30 per cent.

nytimes.com | 10 hrs. 24 min. ago

Israel’s High-Stakes Election: What to Know

Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday for an election that will determine the country’s next prime minister. But it can take weeks, months or longer to form a new government.

nypost.com | 10 hrs. 25 min. ago

Pro-Abdul El-Sayed ad blasted as antisemitic was recycled from an illegitimate 2024 presidential bid

"Young Turks" co-founder and Hasan Piker's uncle, Cenk Uygur, deployed the ad -- which depicted a couple blaming grocery store prices on US aid to Israel -- to promote his 2024 campaign and calls for a cease-fire in Gaza.

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 15 min. ago

BRICS parliamentary forum expresses ‘deep concern’ about West Asian hostilities

Jointg declaration calls for a two-state solution to Israel-Palestinan conflict; asserts the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, freedom, and an independent, sovereign state

euronews.com | 11 hrs. 25 min. ago

Eurovision in crisis: Netherlands make U-turn and pull out of Eurovision 2027

The Netherlands has pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest, with public broadcaster NPO citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation - reversing a previous decision to participate.

nytimes.com | 11 hrs. 33 min. ago

[$] Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters

More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed.

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 53 min. ago

Netanyahu’s rival Eisenkot urges voters to unseat ‘worst govt’ in Israeli history

I call on all citizens of Israel to go vote, not to buckle under the heat or the disruptions, to stick to the mission: to replace tonight the worst government since the state was established, he said

cbsnews.com | 12 hrs. 11 min. ago

World awaits results of Israeli election that could replace Netanyahu

Israel holds its first parliamentary election on Tuesday since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that sparked its war in Gaza to decide if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will remain in office. Matt Gutman reports.

dw.com | 12 hrs. 59 min. ago

Turnout at Israel's election has reached a record high at the halfway stage

Almost 45% of the electorate had voted by 2 p.m., the highest share since such records began in 1973. The highly anticipated vote is expected to be a close-fought contest, and perhaps even a stalemate.

globalnews.ca | 13 hrs. 1 min. ago

Israel kept committing genocide after Gaza truce, UN inquiry says

UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examined violations against Palestinian civilians.

mirror.co.uk | 13 hrs. 29 min. ago

Massive Israel voter turnout and Netanyahu battles for political survival

Israeli officials reports a major 15% increase on voter turnout as the wartime country decides on whether Benjamin Netanyahu should stay in power or make way for a new leader

dw.com | 13 hrs. 43 min. ago

Will Israel elections change its Iran approach?

As Israelis head to the polls, the country's conflict with Iran casts a long shadow over the ballot box. But any leadership changes in Israel may not be enough to shake up its grand strategy on Tehran.

theguardian.com | 14 hrs. 8 min. ago

Protests in Haiti, voting in Israel and a full moon: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

nytimes.com | 15 hrs. 4 min. ago

[$] 2 Right-Wingers Who Broke With Netanyahu Could Bid to Unseat Him

The political evolutions of Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister, and Avigdor Liberman, a former defense minister, are indicative of how Benjamin Netanyahu has polarized Israel.

thestar.com | 15 hrs. 13 min. ago

Israelis head to the polls with Netanyahu’s future at stake, in photos

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media after voting at a polling station in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (Jewel Samad/Pool Photo via AP)

bbc.co.uk | 15 hrs. 49 min. ago

Netherlands makes U-turn over Eurovision 2027 participation

A Dutch broadcaster reverses a decision to take part, citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation.

thehindu.com | 16 hrs. 3 min. ago

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel ‘sensitivities’

The Dutch withdrawal is the latest in a series of boycotts from countries unhappy at Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision, given its military campaign in Gaza

nytimes.com | 16 hrs. 22 min. ago

[$] Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich Diverge in Israel’s Election

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich lead ultranationalist parties that previously joined forces, in deals brokered by Benjamin Netanyahu. They are not on the same slate this time.

bbc.co.uk | 16 hrs. 27 min. ago

Why it could take time for a new Israeli government to form

Israel faces what many view as one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history.

nytimes.com | 17 hrs. 4 min. ago

[$] Israel’s First Election Since Oct. 7, and What Anthropic’s I.P.O. Means for the Whole Economy

Plus, why Halloween candy is scary expensive.

bbc.co.uk | 17 hrs. 10 min. ago

MPs and MSP detained by Israel and barred from entering West Bank

SNP MP Lara Bird and the Scottish Greens MSP Kate Nevens were part of an international delegation turned away by Israeli security forces.

bbc.co.uk | 17 hrs. 10 min. ago

What does Israel's election mean for Gaza and the wider world?

The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports from Jerusalem as ballots are cast.

time.com | 17 hrs. 46 min. ago

Israel Heads to the Polls as Netanyahu Seeks to Stay in Power

Here’s what to know as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to stay in power.

euronews.com | 19 hrs. 31 min. ago

Israel: October 7 families remember victims as voters head to polls

In Tel Aviv, families affected by the 7 October 2023 attacks observed a moment of silence as polling stations were opening across Israel for the general election.

euronews.com | 20 hrs. 4 min. ago

A pivotal election in Israel, and Netanyahu’s next test

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and this is what’s on today’s docket: Election fever spreads to Israel, Zelenskyy bemoans a lack of American Patriot missiles, and the European continent is only getting hotter, according to the EU climate chief. I’m Angela Skujins. Let’s dive in.