Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026'This is what the election is about': Israelis highlight the echo of the Hamas attack in the country's election date, finalized after Netanyahu's coalition chose the latest possible day to hold it – making it the first in four decades to complete a full termShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Kroll02:02 PM • July 13 2026 IDTIsrael's election date became official this week, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finalized the legally mandated voting day – October 27 – with his government set to become the first in four decades to complete a full term. The announcement immediately struck many Israelis as ominously reminiscent of the October 7 attack.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Gadi EisenkotBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7Israel Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpWest BankMichigan PrimaryGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIt's All in the Date: How October 7 Is Already Haunting Israel's Next ElectionIsraeli Municipal Inspector Tells Resident to Remove Sign Urging People to VoteSources: Netanyahu to Call Numerous Witnesses to Delay State Probe's FindingsKnesset Panel Approves Proposal to Freeze Arrests of Haredi Draft DodgersI Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I SawRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA