Israel's election leaves no clear path to forming a government, with Benjamin Netanyahu facing an opposition majority. Here are four possible scenarios that could determine the country's political future.

The historic result for Arab parties is rendered meaningless by an Israeli opposition that appears unwilling to partner with them to depose Netanyahu. The post Palestinian citizens are the big winners of Israel’s election. It doesn’t matter appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Tens of thousands of Israeli expats flew home to vote in Tuesday’s election – most of them, according to media reports, hoping for a result which would end Benjamin Netanyahu’s prime ministership. It looks as if they will be disappointed. We’ll know more when all votes are counted and seats allocated. But an apparent…

The prime minister’s alliance alleged that Arab-Israeli groups received foreign funding to influence the vote, which the poll panel described as ‘groundless’.

Israel's election has ended in deadlock. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, his rival Gadi Eisenkot's 48, and neither has the 61 needed to govern. The surprise of the night: Palestinian citizens of Israel turned out in record numbers, pushing Arab parties to a record 19 seats. They did so despite armed right-wing…

Netanyahu's party and the Israeli opposition are at an electoral stalemate that only an alliance with the Palestinian citizens of Israel can break, but neither camp is willing to extend their democratic ideals to the Arab lists who won 19 seats in the latest election.

Since Tuesday, Netanyahu has claimed that the Palestinian parties have “stolen” the election.

The Israeli political system presently revolves around three blocs jockeying for position after the election failed to provide a decisive outcome. Based on the latest figures – which are likely to change as absentee ballots and army votes are counted – the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, currently leads a…

Gadi Eisenkot or Benjamin Netanyahu – under whose direction will Israel head? Erik Marmor/picture alliance via Getty Images The Israeli election of Oct. 27, 2026, was among the most highly anticipated votes in the country’s history. It was consequential, if not yet conclusive. With nearly all the votes counted, it is…

More Israelis voted in Tuesday’s election than in any poll since 2001, yet neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his challengers have a straightforward path to power. Complicating matters are the stunning gains made by the Joint List and Ra’am, two slates representing Palestinian citizens of Israel…

Lubna Masarwa on Wed, 10/28/2026 - 16:51 There are three options facing Israel: more Netanyahu, an Eisenkot minority government, or another round of elections. Here's how they could play out Gadi Eisenkot waves an Israeli flag following the exit polls at his party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 28 October 2026…

Netanyahu's bloc finished ahead and seven short. The only majority in the Knesset is Eisenkot's bloc plus the 17 Arab seats, which every leader on that side swore not to use, and the caretaker who called those voters thieves keeps the army while they argue.

Parties seeking to remove Benjamin Netanyahu hold a combined 67 seats in the latest projections, leaving the prime minister’s bloc eight seats short of a parliamentary majority. With officials having counted 85.6 percent of ballots, Netanyahu's Likud party leads with 26 seats, followed by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar on 21.…

Israel’s Central Elections Committee has updated the seat projections after counting 77 percent of ballots: Netanyahu’s bloc: 54 seats Eisenkot’s bloc: 49 seats Palestinian parties: 17 seats Neither bloc has reached the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority.

Over 66 percent of ballot boxes in Israel have been counted as of 9.20am local time (7.20 GMT), with partial results published by the Central Elections Committee showing Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading by 56 seats. However, the Israeli prime minister still falls short of the 61 seats required for majority vote.…

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has had a further decrease in seats, from 56 to 55, but remains in the lead. Meanwhile, Gadi Eisenkot's bloc is now at 49 seats, with Arab parties trailing behind in third place at 16 seats. These are not the final results, accounting for only 2.9 million votes (51.8…

Data from the Central Elections Committee indicates that over 2.1 million ballots have been counted, nearly 42%. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc remains in the lead, but has gone down to 57 seats. Eisenkot’s bloc follows in at 47 seats, while Palestinian-led parties hold 16 seats.

Partial results published by the Central Elections Committee show that the pro-Netanyahu bloc has gained 59 seats in contrast to 46 seats for the anti-Netanyahu bloc 46.