Ethan Bronner

Two weeks before what is widely considered Israel’s most consequential election in decades, its streets are surprisingly empty of rallies and campaign posters, with voters seemingly more exhausted than engaged.

The Jewish state’s longest-serving leader risks losing this month’s election, but he has reshaped Israeli politics in his image.

Israel is holding its first election since the 2023 Hamas attack that traumatized the nation and triggered the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, a vote many consider to be the country’s most consequential in decades.

Israel is holding its first election since the October 2023 Hamas attack that traumatized the nation and triggered the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, a vote many consider to

Israel is holding its first election since the October 2023 Hamas attack that traumatized the nation and triggered the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, a vote many consider to be the country's most consequential in decades.

Israelis voted in their highest numbers for more than half a century in the country's first election since the October 2023 Hamas attack, effectively a referendum on the war-dominated rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot edged slightly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a fiercely contested first election since the October 2023 attacks, setting up a tense period of negotiations over who will form the next government.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot edged slightly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a fiercely contested first

A new vote could be in the cards as tough coalition talks loom.

Bloomberg reporters answer your questions about Israel’s general election and its implications for the Middle East in a Live Q&A on Thursday, October 29 at 9 a.m. ET.