By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen
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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27 OctIsrael election: Netanyahu’s future on the line against Eisenkot26 OctEisenkot accuses Netanyahu of exploiting Iranian threat before election
26 OctGadi Eisenkot pledges to unite a divided Israeli societyBenjamin 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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Gadi Eisenkot, former chief of staff of the Israeli army and leader of the centrist Yashar party, has become Benjamin Netanyahu’s main electoral rival. On the eve of the 27 October vote, polls suggest the Likud coalition and its far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies may fail to win a majority, the BBC reports.
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Benyamin Netanyahu’s rival, Gadi Eisenkot, accuses him of exaggerating the Iranian threat for electoral purposes and failing to achieve his war aims. Israel’s defence minister denied a rift between the prime minister and the army over Iran, France 24 reports.
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Donald Trump called on Israeli voters to re-elect Benjamin Netanyahu and complete the offensive launched against Iran. The Israeli prime minister says Washington could resume operations against Tehran if he stays in power, while Trump is maintaining the blockade targeting Iran, according to their public statements.
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UN rules out closing its joint AIDS programmeThe UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board ruled out closing the UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS and approved a strategic direction to transform and strengthen it. Meeting in a special session on 26 October 2026, it asked its chair to convey its decisions to the UN Economic and Social Council, according to UNAIDS.The week in Africa
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