Jerusalem, Aug 18, 2026 (AFP) - Israel PM secures loyalists on party ballot ahead of tight election

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hailed the election of a raft of loyalists to run on behalf of his right-wing Likud party in close-fought October 27 polls. At 76, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister but faces an uphill battle as he fights for re-election, with polls predicting that Likud's number of parliamentary seats could fall from 32 to as low as 22 out of 120. The party's primaries were seen as a measure......

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