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Overview
- Voting is taking place on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with more than seven million Israelis called to the polls in the first national election since the 7 October 2023 attacks.
- Polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right and far-right bloc virtually tied with Gadi Eisenkot’s centrist opposition, and no clear path to an outright majority in the 61-seat Knesset needed to form a government.
- President Trump publicly urged Israelis to vote for Netanyahu, while the prime minister’s campaign used stark Iran-threat imagery and reports surfaced that the army chief sought a discussion over directives for an operation that could risk escalation with Iran.
- Turnout is expected to be high with tens of thousands of expatriates returning to vote and strong mobilization of the Arab minority, trends that parties see as decisive for the final balance of power.
- If no bloc wins a majority, extended coalition bargaining is likely and analysts warn a Netanyahu-led alliance with extreme-right partners could press changes to the judiciary, settlement policy and occupation rules with wide political and humanitarian consequences.