Israel Votes October 27 in Election Seen as Referendum on Netanyahu

Israelis vote October 27, 2026, in elections for the Knesset, Israel's parliament. The first national vote since the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, it is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rule. A prime minister needs 61 of the Knesset's 120 seats to form a government; no party has won an outright majority.