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Netanyahu, Eisenkot each vow to lead after deadlocked vote

Israel's parliamentary election has produced no clear winner. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, each said on election night that they would form the next government, even though neither bloc looks able to…

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Exit polls give Eisenkot bloc narrow edge over Netanyahu

Israel's first national election since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack ended without a clear winner on Tuesday, October 27. Exit polls from the three main TV networks gave former military chief Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc a narrow lead over…

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Israeli turnout surges as Netanyahu battles Eisenkot

Israelis voted in large numbers on Tuesday, October 27, in the first general election since the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023. Many voters see the contest as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and polls show him in…

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Knesset passes law creating military tribunal for Oct. 7 suspects

Israel's Knesset on Monday voted overwhelmingly to establish a special military tribunal to prosecute Palestinians detained during and after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, creating a legal framework that could lead to death sentences for those convicted of genocide…