Will Benjamin Netanyahu remain Prime Minister after the October election? If current polling is to be believed, the right-wing coalition led by Mr Netanyahu and his Likud party will be challenged by an opposition bloc, led by former IDF lieutenant-general Gadi Eisenkot and his newly established Yashar party.
The October 27 election could be one of the most consequential in Israel's almost eight-decade history, following years of wars on multiple fronts and intense social upheaval which has threatened to tear at the fabric of the country and put immense pressure on its international standing.
But any shift in government is unlikely to prompt a major change in key policies in relation to the war in Gaza or the occupied West Bank.
Middle East Correspondent Matthew Doran reports.
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