# Turnout so far highest on record as Israelis vote in pivotal election

- Source: BBC World
- Published: 2026-10-27T11:11:33+00:00
- Category: Local
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The elections - the first since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the wars which followed - are widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu.

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