Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM ET
Oct 25, 2026 at 9:22 AM ET
Exit polls show Netanyahu short of Knesset majority
By The BriefBrief
Updated Israeli exit polls early Wednesday projected 53 seats for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc, 49 for the main opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot and 19 for Arab parties in the 120-seat Knesset. Netanyahu’s party was projected to be the largest, but no bloc had a clear path to a governing majority; opposition and Arab factions were divided over joining a government.
WHO: Israeli election exit polls
WHAT: projected Netanyahu’s bloc short of a Knesset majority, with no clear governing majority emerging
WHEN: Oct 28, 2026
WHERE: Israel
WHY: The projected seats left blocs short of a majority, while the opposition and Arab factions were divided over forming a government together.
How this story developed (showing 20 of 20 earlier reports)
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· Oct 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM ET
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· Oct 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Israelis vote in high-turnout election
· Oct 27, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Israeli election turnout reaches record levels
· Oct 27, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Israel prepares for election that could decide Netanyahu's future
· Oct 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
Voting begins in Israel's pivotal national election
· Oct 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Israelis vote in election testing Netanyahu's leadership
· Oct 27, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Israelis vote in pivotal Knesset election
· Oct 27, 2026 at 3:10 AM ET
Israel holds first national election since 2023 attacks
· Oct 27, 2026 at 2:05 AM ET
Israelis vote in pivotal election over Netanyahu's future
· Oct 27, 2026 at 2:02 AM ET
Israelis vote in election that could decide Netanyahu’s future
· Oct 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Israelis to vote in parliamentary election Tuesday
· Oct 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM ET
Israel holds first parliamentary election since 2023 attacks
· Oct 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Israelis to vote in election testing Netanyahu's future
· Oct 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Israelis prepare to vote in parliamentary election
· Oct 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Israelis to vote in election since Oct. 7 attacks
· Oct 26, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
Israelis head to polls in consequential election
· Oct 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET
Ehud Olmert weighs in on Israel’s coming election
· Oct 25, 2026 at 11:08 AM ET
Israel set to hold parliamentary election Tuesday
· Oct 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Israel schedules election for Oct. 27
· Oct 25, 2026 at 9:22 AM ET
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