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Trump's backing and Iran warnings shape Netanyahu's closing pitch

A South Korean election report examines the prime minister's security message against war fatigue, then turns to the coalition arithmetic that could determine his future.

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0:20Closely matched seat projections accompany reporting on war fatigue and calls to remove the government.
1:06Netanyahu warns of Iranian election interference; Eisenkot argues that keeping the government would be dangerous.
2:07Netanyahu's nuclear-explosion imagery is examined alongside Iran tensions and Trump's military comments.
5:20Foreign reporting says Netanyahu requested additional public backing from Trump.
8:01An earlier studio discussion introduces Eisenkot's background and security position.
11:18Arab parties could prove pivotal to coalition formation; failure to assemble a majority could mean another election.

Benjamin Netanyahu sought additional public support from Donald Trump as Israel's election approached, according to foreign reporting presented by KBS News, the news service of South Korea's Korean Broadcasting System. The request forms part of a broader campaign pitch built around American backing and warnings about Iran.

The compilation, published on October 27, combines election-day reporting with earlier campaign coverage. It is not a declaration of the result. Its opening describes closely matched parliamentary projections and an electorate confronting unfinished war in Gaza, military tensions with Iran and growing calls to remove the government.

Netanyahu raises intelligence about a possible Iranian attack intended to disrupt the election, the broadcaster reports. A later segment examines an image of a nuclear explosion he posted on social media, placing it alongside his warnings about Iran and Trump's comments on military action. The report treats these messages as central to Netanyahu's effort to make security the deciding issue.

His main challenger, Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, argues that continuing with the existing government would itself be dangerous. Eisenkot is a former Israeli military chief, giving the opposition's security argument a prominent military voice rather than simply a different party label.

The broadcast also reports that two Israeli soldiers were killed in a West Bank shooting near the end of the campaign, adding another security issue to the closing days. Its studio discussion connects Trump's endorsement and the two governments' approach to Iran with the approaching US midterm elections.

But campaign support cannot resolve the parliamentary arithmetic. The report explains that a governing majority requires 61 of the Knesset's 120 seats, with Arab parties potentially pivotal and another election possible if coalition negotiations fail.

Former US Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller puts the opposition's choice plainly: "I think there's a reasonable chance the opposition, if they decide to reach out to the one Arab party, you could literally end up seeing a new Israeli government."

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