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Sunday, October 19, 2025
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Sunday, October 19, 2025
Netanyahu says he will run in next elections, expects to win
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a state ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attacks, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, on October 16, 2025. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he will run for office in the next elections, currently scheduled for November 2026, and that he expects to win.
Appearing on Channel 14’s “The Patriots” program, Netanyahu is asked whether he intended to seek another term. “Yes,” he replies.
When pressed on whether he expects to win, he responds: “Yes.”
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