Overview

• Benjamin Netanyahu said he will seek another term during an interview on Israel’s Channel 14.
• He was quoted by Anadolu Agency as aiming to advance the vote to June 2026 from the scheduled November 3 date.
• No dissolution of the Knesset has been initiated, and bringing the election forward would require approval through Israel’s legal process, including the president.
• A Times of Israel survey projects Likud at about 34 seats, with Naftali Bennett’s new party near 20.
• Earlier this year a preliminary bid seen as a step toward early elections failed in the Knesset by 61–53 after wrangling over mandatory military service.