JERUSALEM: The first public opinion poll after the announcement of early elections in Israel predicts another solid victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Panels Politics poll published Tuesday in the Maariv daily shows Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party securing 30 seats in the 120-seat parliament and a majority for his right-wing, nationalist bloc. Coming in second at 13 was the still hypothetical party headed by former military chief Benny Gantz, who has yet to declare whether he is even running. The established left and center parties lagged far behind.
The survey polled 500 Israelis and had a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.
Netanyahu has called early elections for April, setting the stage for a three-month campaign clouded by a series of corruption investigations against the long-serving Israeli leader.
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Poll shows Israel’s Netanyahu cruising toward re-election
Poll shows Israel’s Netanyahu cruising toward re-election
- The survey polled 500 Israelis and had a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points
- Netanyahu has called early elections for April, setting the stage for a three-month campaign clouded by a series of corruption investigations against the long-serving Israeli leader
Children from Gaza return home after medical treatment in Jordan
- The group, which included 10 children and 18 members of their families, crossed King Hussein Bridge on the border between Jordan and the West Bank on Wednesday
- Authorities in Jordan have been organizing medical evacuations from Gaza since March last year
LONDON: A group of Palestinian children are returning home to Gaza after medical treatment in Jordanian hospitals.
The patients, who included 10 children and 18 members of their families, crossed King Hussein Bridge on the border between Jordan and the West Bank on Wednesday, the Jordan News Agency reported.
Jordanian authorities said the group was returning to Gaza after treatment in line with Jordan’s commitment to support for Palestinians and the prevention of displacement from their land.
Jordan has been organizing medical evacuations from Gaza since March last year, during which time 635 children and 1,598 caregivers have been taken to hospitals in Jordan.
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