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Israelis vote in election shaped by years of war, with leadership in question

The country goes to the polls this week after the October 7, 2023, attacks and prolonged fighting, in a contest many voters call the most consequential in decades.

Israelis vote in election shaped by years of war, with leadership in question
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What to know

  • Israel is holding a general election this week.
  • The vote follows the October 7, 2023, attacks and years of war.
  • Many Israelis describe the contest as the most consequential in decades.

Israeli voters go to the polls this week in a general election that follows the October 7, 2023, attacks and years of sustained fighting. The supplied summary describes a public changed by those events and a vote that many Israelis regard as the most consequential in decades.

The material does not name the parties, candidates or polling figures, and it does not say what outcome is expected. It also gives no date for the ballot beyond this week, and no indication of which issues are dominating the final days of the campaign.

Reporting credit

Written by the NationsDesk desk. The underlying reporting is by NPR.

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