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Israeli domestic politics saw multiple developments as elections approach: a new poll showed the pro-Netanyahu bloc pulling even with its opponents in a sharp shift, footage circulated of Netanyahu nodding along as yeshiva students chanted an anti-Palestinian revenge song, and preparations for the vote intensified across parties. Likud has also moved to sideline firebrand MK Tally Gotliv, arranging for her to instead run with Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party after she placed a disappointing 12th in the Likud primary and 20th on its slate, reportedly as part of Netanyahu's effort to purge perceived electoral liabilities from his party's list. Separately, polling suggests Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's faction is fending off a challenge following a merger with Moshe Feiglin's movement, adding another layer of realignment on the Israeli right as parties jockey for position ahead of the election.