After three years of genocidal war, Palestinians in Gaza are watching the upcoming elections in Israel with a mixture of fear and uncertainty.
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Although the territory has been under a “ceasefire” since October 2025, Palestinians in Gaza continue to endure almost daily Israeli air strikes, dire living conditions, and a punishing siege that has caused shortages of basic goods.
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Israelis will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote for their next government, in an election that has been shaped by the war on Gaza.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been strongly criticised for his handling of security before the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel.
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Members of his far-right government have called for a tougher line on Gaza, including the expulsion of its population.
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The people of Gaza know this election will shape their future and many have been closely watching the campaign.
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Mohammed Eliyan, 36, was displaced from Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza and now lives in Deir el-Balah with his five children.
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He hopes a change in leadership in Israel could bring relief to Palestinians who have endured repeated displacement and war.
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“We follow the Israeli election to see who will win in the next phase.
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We hope there might be some easing for the Palestinian cause and for us, who have been displaced again,” he told Al Jazeera.
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Eliyan hopes that Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli military commander and Netanyahu’s main rival, will defeat the prime minister.
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He sees Netanyahu as more hardline and fears that if his Likud party and far-right allies win another term, it would mean more war and further displacement for Gaza’s people.
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“We hope there will be changes after the election, and that someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu will win.
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What Netanyahu has done to the Palestinian people, before and after October 7, has not been a small thing,” he said.
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But regardless of who wins, Eliyan does not expect a major shift in Israeli policy.
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“They are still our enemy, and I don’t expect things to improve dramatically,” he said.
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“But we hope someone else might be less harsh than Netanyahu.”
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He called on Israel’s next leader to end the war, prevent displacement and starvation, and ease restrictions at Gaza’s crossings.
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“We want whoever leads Israel not to be hardline.
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End the war and let us live in peace,” he said.
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Islam Salem, 41, is displaced from Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza and has three daughters.
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He is following Israel’s election closely and believes the result could affect Gaza’s future and the lives of his children, likely for the worse.
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It is connected to everything in our lives, our living conditions and even the future of our children,” he said.
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But he also believes that elections primarily serve Israeli interests, so even if there are new faces in the next government, the Gaza strategy will likely remain the same.
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“Israeli policy will not change in any way.
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Whatever they take, they consider it theirs and a political gain for them, the gains of a war they have pursued for a long time,” Islam told Al Jazeera.
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He pointed to Israel’s continued control of about 65 percent of Gaza’s territory inside the “Yellow Line”.
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He also doubts whether reconstruction will begin soon in Gaza, where more than 80 percent of buildings have been damaged, and about two-thirds of those have been completely destroyed.
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“I think reconstruction will be difficult.
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They do not want to give others any rights.
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They want their rights in full, and even more,” he said.
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Years of war have left Salem struggling to imagine a future beyond his harsh daily reality.
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“There is no future left for us to be afraid of.
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We live day by day.
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We have no idea what will happen next, and everything we feared has already happened,” he said.
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Asked what he would say to Israel’s next prime minister, he spoke of how many in Gaza are feeling.
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“If only a simple person could come and talk to him and say, ‘Leave us alone.
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Give us some breathing space and let us breathe.’
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But he would not be convinced.
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What can I say to him?” he said.
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