Politics
Israeli Elections Set for October; Netanyahu Overhauls Likud List to Counter Internal Challenges
July 13, 2026 at 06:32 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 24 hours
TGThe Guardian
Israel sets October date for first elections since Hamas attacks in 2023
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
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(opens the publisher’s site)The Knesset announced legislative elections for October 27, 2026, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to restructure the Likud party list to improve electoral competitiveness.
- The Knesset announced that legislative elections will be held on October 27, 2026.
- Netanyahu warned senior Likud members that "this list will not bring us to power" and began reshaping the list through meetings and personal agreements.
- Netanyahu secured approval from Likud center head Haim Katz and reached understandings with David Bitan, who had opposed reducing primaries.
- He proposed a limited primary granting him eight guaranteed seats or a permanent committee to finalize the list, and initiated efforts to include former security officials Gaby Ashkenazi, Ron Dermer, and others.
- Netanyahu targeted loyalist MKs Tally Gootlieb, Dudi Amsalam, and others for exclusion, while MKs Yuli Edelstein and Dan Ilouz left the coalition over the conscription law.