00:00Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year,
00:05according to his Likud party.
00:06The country has yet to formally announce a date for its next general election,
00:11but the vote must be held by October.
00:16The polls will be the first since the October 7 attack in 2023 by Hamas,
00:22widely regarded as Israel's most serious security failure in decades.
00:26Netanyahu has faced a turbulent term since returning to power in December 2022,
00:31leading the most right-wing coalition in Israel's history.
00:35He is also Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister,
00:38having held office across three separate terms since the 1990s.
00:42A recent survey by the Israel Democracy Institute found that 61% of Israelis
00:47do not want Netanyahu to seek another term.
00:50His government has faced mass protests in recent years,
00:53as well as wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
00:56Israel's relations with Jordan and Egypt have also come under strain during his current term,
01:02despite both being the only Arab states with formal peace treaties with Israel.
01:06Israel is the only Arab states with Israel.
01:06Israel is the only Arab states with Israel.
01:06Israel is the only Arab states with Israel.
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