# D-Day for Netanyahu as Israel goes to the polls: 70,000 expat voters could kick out Bibi in election today

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/d-day-for-netanyahu-as-israel-goes-to-the-polls-70000-expat-voters-could-kick-out-bibi-in-election-today/
- Published: 2026-10-27T07:27:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16241157/D-Day-Netanyahu-Israel-goes-polls.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Israel’s first election since the 7 October attacks is under way.
- Polls put Eisenkot’s party a few seats ahead of Likud.
- The next government will need 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset.

## Summary

Israelis are voting in the country’s first election since the 7 October attacks, with Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership under pressure from former army chief Gadi Eisenkot. The campaign has become a test of public trust in Netanyahu over the security failures and his handling of the aftermath, while he points to military gains against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran.

Recent polls put Eisenkot’s Yashar party a few seats ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud, but neither result alone would settle who governs. An estimated 67,000 to 70,000 Israelis living abroad are returning to vote, many reportedly hoping for a change in leadership; most must cast ballots in person. The next government will need support from at least 61 of the Knesset’s 120 members, making coalition talks central to the outcome.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: D-Day for Netanyahu as Israel goes to the polls: 70,000 expat voters could kick out Bibi in election today](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16241157/D-Day-Netanyahu-Israel-goes-polls.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Daily Mail: Israelis go to the polls as tense election seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's leadership since October 7 gets underway](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16241601/Israelis-polls-tense-election-seen-referendum-Netanyahus-leadership-October-7-gets-underway.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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