{"id":2425,"date":"2026-07-13T11:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:47:12","slug":"israel-to-hold-national-elections-on-october-27-parliament-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/israel-to-hold-national-elections-on-october-27-parliament-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel to hold national elections on October 27, parliament says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha ) : <\/strong>National elections will be held in Israel on October 27, the latest date legally allowed, with the vote widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s leadership since the start of the genocidal war on Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel\u2019s parliament, the Knesset, announced the election date on Sunday. The Knesset is set to hold the final session of its current term on Friday, making Netanyahu\u2019s far-right coalition government the first in half a century to complete a full four-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the current Knesset is expected to serve its full term and the next general election is already set by law for October 27, with no intention of shortening the legislature\u2019s tenure, there is no need to enact a Knesset Dissolution Law in the usual sense,\u201d parliament said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Netanyahu, Israel\u2019s longest-serving prime minister, confirmed in June that he would run in the upcoming elections. The 76-year-old has faced mounting criticism since the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023 \u2014 the deadliest attack in Israel\u2019s history. Critics blame Netanyahu for a series of security failures that allowed armed groups from Gaza to breach Israel\u2019s advanced border defences and take 251 people hostage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Israeli army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as Netanyahu\u2019s main rival. According to a poll published on Thursday by Channel 13, an Israeli news outlet, Eisenkot\u2019s Yashar party is narrowly ahead of Netanyahu\u2019s Likud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eisenkot previously served in Netanyahu\u2019s war cabinet, resigning in June 2024 after saying that the government \u201chad completely failed\u201d to achieve any of its objectives in Gaza. His son was killed during the beginning of Israel\u2019s war on the enclave in December 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government is seeking to pass several laws before parliament enters recess on Friday. Netanyahu hopes that the legislation will strengthen his electoral prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the proposals are legislation to reform the judiciary and a bill to suspend the detention of ultra-Orthodox Jews who evade mandatory military service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha ) : National elections will be held in Israel on October 27, the latest date legally allowed, with the vote widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s leadership since the start of the genocidal war on Gaza. 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