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Israeli peers have a word on upcoming polls

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Cairo: Israel's upcoming elections are being followed closely by its regional neighbours, who are aware that any outcome will have ramifications far beyond the country's borders.In his Likud party's campaign launch this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his refrain that he "has changed the face of the Middle East" and vowed to continue doing so.Also read: Netanyahu says Mamdani endangers Jewish New Yorkers by spreading lies about Israel's Gaza actionHe has been unapologetic about keeping Israeli troops in neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, while his ministers tout plans to displace Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza, creating a refugee crisis for Jordan and Egypt and making a future Palestinian state impossible.Opinion polls show the October 27 elections are likely to be close. The bloc led by Netanyahu and his far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies are squaring off against that of his main opponent, centrist Gadi Eisenkot.AFP correspondents around the region take a loo