Israel to hold polls on October 27 as Netanyahu prepares to face voters amid wars

Israel will go to polls on October 27 as the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government completes its full four-year term in office, Israeli media reports said on Sunday.

According to Times of Israel, Ofir Katz, a key member of the ruling Likud party, announced that Israel's next general election will be held on October 27, the date set by law, as the current Knesset completes its full four-year term on July 17.

The announcement is significant as the upcoming election will be the first to be held on schedule in Israel since



1988. The report also noted that the Netanyahu-led government will become the first to complete a full four-year term in over 50 years.

The decision to hold the elections on this date was made after the coalition requested that the elections take place as originally scheduled.

Importantly, the Knesset is set to begin its election recess on July 17, the day the Israeli Parliament completes it full term. Meanwhile, candidate lists for the elections will close on September 7, said Israeli media reports.