Israel’s election is taking place next Tuesday, to elect a new government, in the first election since the 7 October Hamas attacks three years ago.

More than half a million first-time voters are among those due to cast their ballots.

The vote is seen by many voters as an existential decision on the country’s future identity and security.

Surveys suggest that around three quarters of new voters see themselves as “right or centre right” – and that Israel’s far-right parties are among those benefitting.

The BBC’s Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson has been speaking with Gen Z voters in Israel.

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Police have charged a man over the alleged vehicle attack on Australian MP Helen Haines, who is in critical but stable condition and has reportedly lost a leg.

Brendan Nugent, 43, has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury; intentionally causing serious injury; and causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.

Police allege the incident, which occurred outside Haines’s electoral office in Wangaratta, was targeted.

A barber who was at the scene also recounts how bystanders responded “immediately” and helped disarm the alleged attacker.

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The Canadian province of Alberta has voted to reject a plan to hold a binding referendum on independence. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Albertans and all Canadians would move forward together with renewed purpose and high ambition.

Alberta is at the heart of Canada’s oil and gas industry. Separatist campaigners have argued that Alberta could be richer if it were an independent country. This comes amid a trade war with President Donald Trump – who has mused about Canada becoming the 51st US state.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

05:55 France says curfews in some cities have helped to restore calm after a weekend of violent protests

07:15 Police in Australia charge a man after a car is driven into Member of Parliament Helen Haines, leaving her critically injured

08:49 Fresh drone attacks in Sudan kill more than 200 people, including many civilians

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