Why millions of Israelis swamped the polls in the first pivotal election since October 7

 

In Israel’s first general election since the October 7 attacks, record voter turnout has produced an exceptionally tight race between Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc and Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition coalition.

Nine News correspondent Josh Bavas joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to break down how the razor-thin exit polls, complex coalition negotiations, and potential kingmaker parties could trigger global ripple effects reaching all the way to local bowsers.