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Israelis vote on October 27 in the first general election since October 7, 2023, after final rallies by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot on October 25. Trump again urged Israelis to back Netanyahu, saying "we have to finish the job" against Iran. Netanyahu posted an AI image of a nuclear blast in Tel Aviv and warned of a "second Holocaust", drawing accusations of fear-mongering from Eisenkot and Yair Golan. He also warned Iran and its proxies against disrupting the vote. Channel 12 reported that IDF chief Eyal Zamir resisted an order for Iran-related action over fears of political motives, which Netanyahu called nonsense. Other coverage covered Netanyahu's crypto sanctions plan, which 109 economists criticized, reports of a secret meeting with an ex-Mossad official linked to Qatargate, Bill Ackman's call to exclude Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, security and integrity concerns around polling, and the decision of Israel's police chief to deploy at full strength.