Eisenkot edges Netanyahu for PM suitability, Yashar bigger than Likud - poll
The bloc breakdown based on the results shows the coalition bloc with 50 seats, the opposition with 59 seats, and Arab parties with 11 seats.
Israel Election 2026
Netanyahu warns against small right-wing parties, says they could hand election to 'fascist Left'
Bennett: Next gov't will declare national education emergency, address teacher shortage
Sohlberg allows Ben-Gvir to attend police event despite election campaigning concerns
Who should get to vote? Plans for 70,000 Israelis abroad to fly home for election sparks debate
It began with a column by Makor Rishon editor-in-chief Kalman Libeskind, who argued Israelis who have permanently moved abroad should think twice before flying back to help choose the next gov't.
Netanyahu strengthens bid for prime minister, Likud overtakes Yashar ahead of election - poll
The latest poll showed that 41% of people think Netanyahu would make a better leader than Eisenkot, compared to 34% who think Eisenkot would be better.
Arab parties’ Joint List deal collapses as Tibi rejects proposed Knesset slate
Arab party leaders agreed in January to revive the Joint List, though Abbas said the technical alliance could split after the election, leaving Ra’am free to join a coalition.
Eisenkot keeps top, gains support for PM role as uncertainty grows in security, politics - poll
Among the opposition parties, the Democrats have failed to return to double digits after losing two seats last week, falling to nine, below the level recorded before the party’s primaries.
Bennett has ‘no strategy, no narrative’ as Eisenkot surges in polls, political adviser says
Former minister Haim Ramon said the attacks by Bennett and Lapid were unlikely to help them recover lost Knesset seats and could instead benefit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
MK Yoav Segalovitz announces resignation from Knesset, departure from Yesh Atid party
Lapid, following the announcement, praised Segalovitz's "integrity and professionalism" during his years of serving Israel as part of Yesh Atid.
'Right, enlistment, unity': Ex-UN ambassador Gilad Erdan launches new party with Edelstein
Erdan said in May that he was working toward establishing a new right-wing party said and that he sees himself as a candidate for premier in a post-Netanyahu era.
Majority of citizens believe election integrity is in danger, Israeli Voice Index reveals - poll
All three of the main political bloc supporters had a majority agree that the election's integrity was in danger, although the exact percentage varied widely.
Former Blue and White member MK Eitan Ginzburg joins Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad party
Ginzburg is the fourth of Blue and White’s eight MKs to defect ahead of the elections, with Biton and Farkash joining Eisenkot’s Yashar, and Tropper joining the Reservists’ Hendel.
IDF to deploy voting stations behind enemy lines in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ahead of October election
The Chief of Staff outlined a number of preparatory guidelines and procedures to be implemented by the IDF.
