Israel calls first national election since October 7 attack

Israel scheduled national elections for October 27, 2026, the first electoral contest since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. The election will gauge public sentiment following nearly three years of military conflict.

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JERUSALEM, July 29 - Israelis are due to hold a national election on October 27. It will be the first since the deadly October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that shook the country and plunged the Middle East into turmoil as Israel went to war in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.