Voters head to the polls to elect 120 members of the Knesset in an election that will determine whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing coalition can remain in power. The election is the first to be held since the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023
Israel goes to the polls – in pictures
Voters head to the polls to elect 120 members of the Knesset in an election that will determine whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing coalition can remain in power. The election is the first to be held since the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023
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