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Voting Underway in Israel as Netanyahu Faces Battle for Survival

NBC News27 October 2026, 11:27 UTCIsrael

Voting began Tuesday morning across Israel in its first nationwide election since the Oct. 7 attacks of 2023, that is largely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY from Tel Aviv on how the outcome will impact the United States, gas prices and the future of wars in the Middle East.

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