00:02Israel's parliament has announced that the country will hold national elections on the 27th of October,
00:07in a vote that is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
00:13Israel's parliament, which is known as the Knesset, will complete its term on 17 July,
00:18allowing the country's ruling coalition to complete its four-year term for the first time in decades.
00:23It is the first national vote since the start of Israel's war in Gaza in 2023 and against Hezbollah in
00:30southern Lebanon,
00:31as well as its war on Iran in collaboration with the U.S. earlier this year.
00:36Netanyahu is the country's longest-serving Prime Minister.
00:39He has served multiple times during non-consecutive terms and has declared his intention to run again.
00:45His government is one of the most right-wing coalitions in Israel's history,
00:49but polls show many are unhappy with Netanyahu, mainly over how he handled the Iran war.
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