Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cornerstone laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center at an abandon airport in East Jerusalem near the separation wall with the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP
The Knesset, as parliament is known, is set to end its current term on 17 July, allowing the ruling coalition to complete a full four-year term for the first time in decades.
"Since the current Knesset is expected to serve its full term and the next general election is already set by law for 27 October, with no intention of shortening the legislature's tenure, there is no need to enact a Knesset Dissolution Law in the usual sense," parliament said in a statement.
Netanyahu, 76, is already the country's longest-serving prime minister, having served multiple, non-consecutive terms, and has declared his intention to run again.
He has said he "intends to win" the election, setting the stage for what could be the defining contest of his political life.
In recent days, his government -- one of the most right-wing coalitions in Israel's history -- has been racing to pass a series of bills in a bid to shore up his alliance and enter the election from a position of strength.
Last month, Netanyahu even said that he intended to "establish a broad national government, not a right-wing, not a left-wing government that depends on Arab parties, but a broad national government".
By reaching across the aisle, Netanyahu appears to be trying to reframe his electoral pitch around national unity rather than ideological alignment.
But recent polls show that a majority of Israelis want him out of office, with former military chief Gadi Eisenkot emerging as his main rival.
Key issues
A recent poll by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found that more than 92 percent of Israelis believe Iran had won the Middle East war, and support for Netanyahu's premiership plummeted from 40.5 percent in early March to 29.4 percent in June.
Public opinion turned critical of the ceasefire that halted the war Israel and the US launched against Iran in late February, which led to a deal between Tehran and Washington that many view as unfavourable to Israel.
Anger also lingers over the security failures surrounding the 7 October attacks, which continue to weigh on Netanyahu's standing.
Voter sentiment is expected to be shaped by a bitter dispute over whether ultra-Orthodox Jewish men should serve in the military.
Netanyahu's key allies had repeatedly threatened to topple the current government unless their constituents were exempted from the draft, while the Israeli military and much of the public argue that broad enlistment is necessary after years of Israel's wars in the region have left the army stretched thin across multiple fronts.
Other flashpoints include the judicial reforms he initiated before Israel's war on Gaza erupted, his ongoing corruption trials and uncertainty over Gaza's post-war governance.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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