{"id":1442,"date":"2026-06-10T19:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/06\/10\/netanyahu-will-stand-in-israels-next-national-election-his-party-says\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:01:35","slug":"netanyahu-will-stand-in-israels-next-national-election-his-party-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1442","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu will stand in Israel&#8217;s next national election, his party says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Netanyahu will stand in Israel&#8217;s next national election, his party says<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        Israel&#8217;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stand in the country&#8217;s next elections, his party said on Wednesday, which is scheduled to take place in late October. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump questioned whether Netanyahu wanted to continue in politics in an interview with ABC News.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-06-10T11:44:22+00:00\">10\/06\/2026 &#8211; 13:44<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    2 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8c1e72d0-51ff-11f1-adac-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/2026-05-11T004852Z-1182016822-RC2MTKAAGNAB-RTRMADP-3-USA-ISRAEL-NETANYAHU.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8c1e72d0-51ff-11f1-adac-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/2026-05-11T004852Z-1182016822-RC2MTKAAGNAB-RTRMADP-3-USA-ISRAEL-NETANYAHU.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8c1e72d0-51ff-11f1-adac-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/2026-05-11T004852Z-1182016822-RC2MTKAAGNAB-RTRMADP-3-USA-ISRAEL-NETANYAHU.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8c1e72d0-51ff-11f1-adac-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/2026-05-11T004852Z-1182016822-RC2MTKAAGNAB-RTRMADP-3-USA-ISRAEL-NETANYAHU.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel\u2019s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem April 21, 2026.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel\u2019s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026.        \u00a9 Ilia Yefimovich via Reuters    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>Prime Minister <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> will seek re-election in Israel&#8217;s upcoming national vote, his <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/likud\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Likud<\/a> party announced Wednesday, after US President <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a> publicly questioned whether the 76-year-old would run.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu, who is <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a>&#8216;s longest-serving prime minister, has led his country through three years of war, and is currently on trial for <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/corruption\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">corruption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prime Minister Netanyahu will run in the next elections and, God Willing, he will win,&#8221; the party said on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration came after Trump told ABC News he was uncertain about Netanyahu&#8217;s intentions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know, he&#8217;s had an amazing career. Does he want to continue?,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Because, you know he&#8217;s a wartime prime minister.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu had previously said he would stand for re-election in the vote, scheduled to be held by late October. He has served as prime minister for nearly two decades across multiple terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Read more<\/span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260610-middle-east-live-iran-s-revolutionary-guards-say-missiles-targeted-us-base-in-jordan-and-bahrain\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">Middle East live: Iranian missiles target US bases in Jordan and Bahrain, Revolutionary Guards say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s remarks followed a tense exchange between the two leaders days earlier, in which the US president berated his close ally in a profanity-laced outburst. Netanyahu, for his part, downplayed the exchange in an appearance on CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli prime minister&#8217;s political future has been shadowed not only by the tensions with Washington but also by a series of health issues.<\/p>\n<p>He recently disclosed that surgeons had successfully removed what he described as a &#8220;small, early-stage malignant tumour&#8221; from his prostate.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu has been admitted to hospital several times since returning to office in December 2022, according to his office.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2024, he underwent hernia surgery, before having the operation on his enlarged prostate in December of the same year.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2023, less than three months before the start of the Gaza war, triggered by <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hamas\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hamas<\/a>&#8216;s surprise attack on Israel, Netanyahu had a pacemaker implanted after a brief hospitalisation following complaints of dizziness.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu is currently waging wars on three interconnected fronts.<\/p>\n<p>In Gaza, Israel is continuing military operations against Hamas despite a <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/ceasefire\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">ceasefire<\/a> in the Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n<p>In <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Lebanon<\/a>, it is pursuing a campaign against the Iran-backed movement <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hezbollah<\/a> in spite of another ceasefire there.<\/p>\n<p>And in <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a>, Israel joined its ally the US in launching a wave of attacks that killed much of the country&#8217;s leadership and triggered a war that has spread across the region.<\/p>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 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