Israel will hold a national election on October 27.
Reuters
18 October, 2026, 09:35 pm
Last modified: 18 October, 2026, 09:39 pm
US President Donald Trump endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu today (18 October) for the upcoming Israeli parliamentary election.
"Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Israel, itself," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
"This is the kind of Partner that the United States of America is demanding of Israel, a Country for which it has done so much. Please let this Letter serve to represent my Complete and Total Endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu in his upcoming Race for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Israel."
Israel will hold a national election on 27 October, its first vote since the Hamas attack on 7 October, 2023 that shook the country and plunged the Middle East into turmoil, as Israel went to war in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
The election could determine whether Netanyahu remains in power after one of the most consequential periods in Israel's history, or is defeated by centrist rivals promising to usher in a new era.