Jerusalem Daily: Israeli elections underway
Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls.
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Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls.
![Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls. [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-1793124710.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)








A new government would not end the occupation, but it could rein in the far right and ease tensions across the region.

Macklemore says ‘being human is not complicated’ as he kicked off his Free Palestine tour on Thursday night.

Health workers in Gaza are participating in a breast cancer campaign called ‘pink blooms from among the rubble’.
Breast cancer patients in Gaza face delayed diagnoses, medicine shortages and limited access to scans and treatment.

A video of an Israeli soldier throwing a cat over a fence has gone viral online.
Four Palestinians killed as Israeli military expands control across Gaza, displacing millions and destroying homes.
With vote at knife’s edge, Palestinian citizens weigh principle against strategic voting in system stacked against them.

Israeli forces are raiding Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank and turning them into interrogation centres.
Families say they are struggling to provide nutritious meals for their children as commercial supplies are disrupted.
Al Jazeera analysed how every party in the Knesset voted on the most consequential measures affecting Palestinians.