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Status of Israel's election as exit polling reveals a divided nation

CBS News27 October 2026, 22:18 UTCIsrael

New exit polls from Israel's major television networks project that a majority of Israelis voted against incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the country's first parliamentary election since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attacks that sparked the war in Gaza. CBS News senior reporter Dov Lieber has more from Tel Aviv.

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