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Israel 2026 elections and October 7 political fallout
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2 DAYS
25 FACTS
2 EVENTS
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 04
SEP 05 · Day 2
Mansour Abbas bets on Zionist partner for Palestinian votes
Yoav Segalovich will run second on Raam’s electoral slate.
Mansour Abbas entered the Bennett-Lapid coalition in 2021.
Avigdor Liberman has stated that Raam cannot be a coalition partner this time.
SEP 04 · Day 1
October 7 attack shapes Israel's elections and fuels political blame
The Hamas-led October 7 assault killed 1,139 Israelis and led to about 250 more being taken captive.
Netanyahu has pushed the claim that senior defence officials deliberately chose not to wake him before the October 7 attack.
Israeli elections are looming in late October.