Israel election tests Netanyahu's rule amid Gaza war fallout
Israel will hold parliamentary elections on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to remain in power amid debate over his government's handling of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, the wars that followed, and its domestic and foreign policies, news agency Press Trust of India reported. The election is widely seen as a test of Netanyahu's leadership. Opposition leaders, including former military chief Gadi Eisenkot and former prime minister Naftali Bennett, are challenging his right-wing coalition, but opinion polls indicate that neither bloc is assured of the majority needed to form a government. Israel uses a nationwide proportional representation system, with the entire country serving as a single constituency to elect the 120 members of the Knesset, its parliament. Israel is roughly the size of Mizoram in north-eastern India. Voters choose closed party lists rather…
