Benjamin Netanyahu battles for political survival

Welcome to the daily Inside Scoop newsletter. Israelis will vote tomorrow in the country’s first parliamentary election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. International correspondent Matt Bradley told me on “Here’s the Scoop” that the election is expected to be effectively an up-or-down vote on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of the ambush. We are all watching. Let’s get into it. Israel’s first nationwide election since the deadliest day in its history is set to be one of the most consequential of its history. The vote tomorrow is widely seen as a referendum on longtime leader Netanyahu and his governance of the Jewish state.