By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Israeli voters will vote on 27 October to elect the 120 members of the Knesset, the country’s parliament. Around 7.33 million people are registered and 37 lists are contesting the election, according to Israel’s Central Elections Committee, reports Lebrief.
Israeli voters are casting their ballots to decide between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot, in a vote that will also gauge the country’s political direction. About 7.3 million people are registered to vote, and the latest polls point to a close race, reports AFP.
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Turnout in Israel’s elections reached 16.7% of registered voters in the first three hours, its fastest pace since 1981. The vote, held on 27 October and marked by a close race between Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, is due to end at 10pm, according to the Central Elections Committee, cited by Sowetan.
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Benjamin Netanyahu faces Israeli voters for the first time since the 7 October attacks, in a crucial election for his political future. Polls put him neck and neck with the main opposition bloc led by former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, reports Le Monde.
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Israelis will vote on 27 October in the first national election held since Hamas's 2023 attack. The vote comes as wars remain unresolved and the country remains deeply divided over its future and leadership, reports France 24.
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Musk fears Russian reprisals against Starlink satellitesElon Musk says offensive use of Starlink in the war in Ukraine could expose SpaceX satellites to Russian reprisals. The company’s chief defended keeping the network’s role civilian in a reply posted on X on 25 October 2026, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.The week in Africa
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