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Israeli elections too close to call as turnout shatters record

The Hill27 October 2026, 21:03 UTCIsrael

TEL AVIV — Early returns in Israel’s election Tuesday evening showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc neck and neck with the “Change” coalition headed by the bereaved retired general and leader of the center-right Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot. Eisenkot’s grouping is slightly edging out Netanyahu's bloc. But Israel’s complicated coalition negotiations — and Netanyahu’s...

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