India, Oct. 24 -- Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, is seeking another term as Israelis prepare to vote on October 27 to elect the 26th Knesset. The election, the first since the October 2023 Hamas attack and the wars that followed in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, will put the government's handling of the conflicts at the centre of the electoral contest.

US president Donald Trump has also backed Netanyahu, endorsing him for another term. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump described Netanyahu as a "Great Warrior Prime Minister" and an "even greater Partner for Peace" in combating Iran.

"Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Isra...