"What was is what will be": 3 years of war and Sderot still loyal to Netanyahu. Also Kiryat Shmona

Preliminary election results show that Sderot, Kiryat Shmona, and Shlomi, the cities hardest hit by the October 7 attack and the three-year war, continue to vote for Likud at rates similar to previous elections. In Sderot, Likud wins 39.1%, in Kiryat Shmona 48%, and in Shlomi 46%. The entire right-wing bloc maintains about 70% support.

Three years after the October 7 massacre, Sderot, Kiryat Shmona, and Shlomi continue to vote for Likud at rates similar to previous elections, according to preliminary results of the elections for the 26th Knesset. In Sderot, Likud won 39.1% of the vote, a drop of 2.4 percentage points compared to 2022, but still a significant lead over the second party, Otzma Yehudit with 16.8%. The entire right-wing bloc receives about 69% of the vote. In Kiryat Shmona, Likud received 48% (compared to 49.5% in 2022), and in Shlomi support for Likud rose to 46% from 43.5%. The article quotes long-time residents in Sderot and Kiryat Shmona expressing loyalty to Likud alongside criticism of the government, and the head of the Shlomi council claiming that "residents lack nothing."