The Knesset sets a national election for October 27 and will automatically dissolve on July 17, parliamentary legal adviser Sagit Afik says.The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, and Benjamin Netanyahu faces three corruption trials plus an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes.Polls show most Israelis want
Benjamin Netanyahu out and position former chief of staff
Gadi Eisenkot as his main rival, while contentious draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men, criticism of security failures and
Benjamin Netanyahu's exclusion from US-
Iran negotiations shape the campaign.