Jerusalem – When Israel goes to the polls this year, voters will weigh in on conscription, the economy and how the state should investigate its inability to prevent Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

The following is a look at the key issues shaping the campaign as Israel gears up for elections on Oct. 27.

Many Israelis have demanded an independent state commission of inquiry into the failures that allowed Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which resulted in the death of more than 1,200 people.