Fans voice support on final night of Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ tour
Al Jazeera spoke to fans attending Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ concert after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour.

Al Jazeera spoke to fans attending Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ concert after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour.




![Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot are both claiming victory in Israel’s elections while Arab-majority parties celebrate gains in the Knesset. But for Palestinians, the reality on the ground hasn’t changed. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-1793212276.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)


![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to his supporters at Likud party headquarters in west Jerusalem after the release of the first exit poll results in Israel's general election, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26301069753352-1793162999.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls.

On the eve of Israel’s general election, some Israelis call for change while others back Netanyahu to stay in power.

Israelis are about to vote in one of the most decisive elections in the country’s history.
The death toll in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza climbs to 74,555, including 1,559 killed since ‘ceasefire’ last year.
After years of war, displacement and restrictions, Gazans ask whether Israel’s election will affect their future.
Israeli air strike kills three security guards in one of two attacks on the Islamic University in Gaza City.

Palestinian girl Nisreen Skaik tells Al Jazeera how much winning a Junior Digital Creator Award means
Children in Gaza with auditory and visual challenges often have no access to specialist education.
A new government would not end the occupation, but it could rein in the far right and ease tensions across the region.