Israel approaches its first national ballot since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and the man who has led its government through the years since finds his Likud party trailing in the polls. The vote carries the weight of a first reckoning: a country measuring, at the ballot box, how it judges the political order that grew out of that day and the war that followed. The reporting offers the outlines of the moment rather than its full measure, leaving the size of the deficit and the shape of the rival field to be settled by the count on Tuesday.
Netanyahu's Likud Trails in Polls Ahead of First Israeli Election Since Oct. 7
The first national test since October 7
Israel approaches its first national ballot since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and the man who has led its government through the years since finds his Likud party trailing in the polls. The vote carries the weight of a first reckoning: a country measuring, at the ballot box, how it judges the political order that grew out of that day and the war that followed. The reporting offers the outlines of the moment rather than its full measure, leaving the size of the deficit and the shape of the rival field to be settled by the count on Tuesday.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is running behind in the polls as Israel prepares for its first national election since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023. CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman previews the vote, scheduled for Tuesday, in a video report.
The core facts are simple. Likud is trailing in pre-election polling, and the ballot marks the first time Israelis vote since the attacks and the war that followed. That alone makes it the first real test of how the public judges the political landscape born from that day.
The written account does not give the size of the gap, name the leading party or bloc, identify the polls, or offer seat projections. Those details may be in the full video, but the accompanying text leaves them out. The direction, however, is clear: the trend runs against the prime minister's party as voting day nears.
CBS frames the election in the long shadow of the attacks, not as a routine contest. What remains to be seen is whether the polling gaps hold through election day and how the result will shape the next government's handling of the war and security. Polls are only a snapshot, and Tuesday's count will provide the answer.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is running behind in the polls as Israel heads into its first national election since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023. CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman filed a video report previewing the vote, which is set for Tuesday.
The facts the report carries are few, and they are plain. Likud, the party Netanyahu leads, is lagging in pre-election polling. The vote is the first time Israelis go to the ballot box since the October 7 attacks and the war that followed. That fact alone gives the election its weight: it is the first national test of how voters judge the political landscape that emerged from that day.
The source does not say how large the gap is, which party or bloc is ahead, or which polls are being cited. It does not name Netanyahu's rivals or give seat projections. Those details sit in the full video report, and the text accompanying it does not spell them out. What can be said is that the direction of the polling is unfavorable to the prime minister's party as voting day approaches.
The framing in the CBS preview places the election squarely in the shadow of the attacks. It is described not as a routine contest but as the first vote since the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, a marker that shapes how the campaign is read, both inside Israel and abroad.
What to watch is whether the polling gaps hold through election day, and how the result shapes the next government's approach to the war and to security. Polls are a snapshot, not a result, and the reporting here offers no further evidence on whether the deficit is narrow or wide. Tuesday's count will supply the answer.
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