- Polls have opened in Israel for the country's first parliamentary election since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, testing Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government.
- The election is a close contest between Netanyahu's governing coalition and a primary opposition alliance led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot.
- Final weekend opinion polls suggest a potential parliamentary deadlock, with neither major bloc currently projected to reach a 61-seat majority in the Knesset.
- Netanyahu claimed support from US President Donald Trump regarding joint action against Iran, though the White House confirmed the US will not attack Iran prior to the November midterms.
- Turnout among Israel's 1.2 million eligible Palestinian citizens and voting across 850 military polling stations could prove decisive in forming a workable government.
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