JERUSALEM — Israeli lawmakers voted in a preliminary reading on Wednesday to advance a bill that would dissolve the Knesset and pave the way for early elections. In the vote, 110 of 120 lawmakers backed the measure and none voted against it.

The bill will now pass to a committee before three more parliamentary readings. If it receives final approval, it would trigger an election within 90 days. Polls are currently set to be held before the end of the legislative session on October 27.

Several opposition parties had announced that they intended to introduce bills to dissolve the Knesset before Wednesday's vote. Netanyahu is under pressure from ultra-Orthodox parties, and his right-wing coalition appears to be facing possible collapse. Ultra-Orthodox parties accuse Netanyahu of failing to deliver on his promise to pass legislation that would exempt young men of their community from mandatory military service.

Coalition chairman Ofir Katz said, "This coalition has completed its days. This is the only opposition that caused the coalition to grow. In this term, we passed nine budgets and 520 laws."

Yair Golan, head of the Democrats, framed the vote in connection with the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Israel has been at war on multiple fronts in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. "These are the October 7 elections, the elections in which the Israeli public will send home the government of negligence that brought upon us the greatest disaster in the state's history," Golan wrote on X.

Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister. He also faces a long-running corruption trial. President Isaac Herzog is mediating talks to broker a plea deal that could see Netanyahu retire from politics as part of the agreement.