General elections in Israel

Oct 27, 2026

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(261027) -- TEL AVIV, Oct. 27, 2026 -- Voters wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 27, 2026. Voting in Israel s parliamentary election began at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s political future in focus. ( via Xinhua) MIDEAST-ISRAEL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION JINI
(261027) -- TEL AVIV, Oct. 27, 2026 -- A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 27, 2026. Voting in Israel s parliamentary election began at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s political future in focus. ( via Xinhua) MIDEAST-ISRAEL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION JINI
(261027) -- TEL AVIV, Oct. 27, 2026 -- Gadi Eisenkot (front L), former Israeli military chief and leader of the centrist Yashar party, casts his ballot at a polling station in Herzliya, central Israel, on Oct. 27, 2026. Voting in Israel s parliamentary election began at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s political future in focus. ( via Xinhua) MIDEAST-ISRAEL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION JINI
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) leaves the ballot station in a school as security agents stand nearby as he takes part in srael s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR202610271016 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) leaves the ballot station in a school as security agents stand nearby as he takes part in srael s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR2026102710168 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) and his wife Hannah both cast their ballots in Israel s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR2026102710111 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) party,holds his ballot As he waits for his wife Hannah to vote with him in Israel s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR202610271010 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) party gives a statement to the press after voting in Israel s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR2026102705 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) leaves the ballot station in a school as security agents stand nearby as he takes part in srael s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR2026102710165 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) leaves the ballot station in a school as security agents stand nearby as he takes part in srael s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR2026102710163 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) leaves the ballot station in a school as security agents stand nearby as he takes part in srael s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR2026102710162 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) leaves the ballot station in a school as security agents stand nearby as he takes part in srael s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR20261027101611 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) leaves the ballot station in a school as security agents stand nearby as he takes part in srael s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR202610271014 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) reaches down and touches a grandson as he holds his ballot and waits for his wife Hannah to leave the ballot station as they vote in Israel s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR202610271013 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) gestures after casting his ballot in Israel s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR202610271012 JimxHollander
Gadi Eisenkot, former Chief of Staff, and leader of the Yashar (Straight) and his wife Hannah both cast their ballots in Israel s general elections in Herzliya, Israel on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Israelis go to the polls for the first time since the gruesome Hamas incursions and murders that took place on October 7, 2023, and many view the elections as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s time in office. ISR202610271011 JimxHollander
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Election campaign posters are seen during the general elections in Nazareth, Israel on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Election campaign posters are seen during the general elections in Nazareth, Israel on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Election campaign posters are seen during the general elections in Nazareth, Israel on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Arab voters who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots at a polling station in Nazareth, Israel, during the general elections on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Arab voters who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots at a polling station in Nazareth, Israel, during the general elections on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Arab voters who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots at a polling station in Nazareth, Israel, during the general elections on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Arab voters who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots at a polling station in Nazareth, Israel, during the general elections on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Arab voters who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots at a polling station in Nazareth, Israel, during the general elections on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Arab voters who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots at a polling station in Nazareth, Israel, during the general elections on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Arab voters who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots at a polling station in Nazareth, Israel, during the general elections on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
RECORD DATE NOT STATED 26th Knesset Elections In Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel , Oct 27 (ANI): Voters stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their ballots for the 26th Knesset, in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab) Jerusalem Israel Copyright: xANIx ANI_20261027340
RECORD DATE NOT STATED 26th Knesset Elections In Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel , Oct 27 (ANI): Voters stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their ballots for the 26th Knesset, in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab) Jerusalem Israel Copyright: xANIx ANI_20261027339
RECORD DATE NOT STATED 26th Knesset Elections In Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel , Oct 27 (ANI): Voters stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their ballots for the 26th Knesset, in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab) Jerusalem Israel Copyright: xANIx ANI_20261027320
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (C) casts his ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (C) casts his ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (L) and his wife Hanna Eisenkot (R) cast their ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (C) casts his ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (L) and his wife Hanna Eisenkot (R) cast their ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (C) casts his ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (L) and his wife Hanna Eisenkot (R) cast their ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (C) casts his ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot casts vote in Israeli Elections TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Former Israeli military chief and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (L) and his wife Hanna Eisenkot (R) cast their ballot at a school in Herzliya, as voters head to the polls in Israel s general elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 27, 2026. Nir Keidar Anadolu Tel Aviv Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxNirxKeidarx
(261027) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 27, 2026 -- A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Bnei Brak, central Israel, on Oct. 27, 2026. Voting in Israel s parliamentary election began at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s political future in focus. (Photo by Xinhua) MIDEAST-ISRAEL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION GilxCohenxMagen
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_088 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_086 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_085 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_083 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_080 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_079 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_073 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_064 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
October 27, 2026, Jerusalem, Israel: JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAq101 20261027_zna_q101_063 Copyright: xMohammadxHamadx
Israeli Elections at Polling Station JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Voters from towns and villages surrounding the city headed to the polling station at the Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein School in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood to cast their ballots in the Knesset election. Arab and Jewish voters alike arrived from the early hours of the morning. Jerusalem Israel Copyright: x xMohammadxhamadx xJNAxPressx
A man with his daughter votes at a polling station for the Israeli general election, in Jerusalem on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. JER2026102716 DEBBIExHILL

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RECORD DATE NOT STATED 26th Knesset Elections In Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel , Oct 27 (ANI): Voters stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their ballots for the 26th Knesset, in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab) Jerusalem Israel Copyright: xANIx ANI_20261027340

RECORD DATE NOT STATED 26th Knesset Elections In Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel , Oct 27 (ANI): Voters stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their ballots for the 26th Knesset, in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab) Jerusalem Israel Copyright: xANIx ANI_20261027339

RECORD DATE NOT STATED 26th Knesset Elections In Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel , Oct 27 (ANI): Voters stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their ballots for the 26th Knesset, in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab) Jerusalem Israel Copyright: xANIx ANI_20261027320

A man with his daughter votes at a polling station for the Israeli general election, in Jerusalem on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. JER2026102716 DEBBIExHILL