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Israel election too close to call as exit polls give Netanyahu bloc slightly fewer seats

Global Published 28 October 2026, 01:56 · archived 27 Oct 2026

Early indications suggest it will be some time before the shape of new government and who will lead it is clearIsrael election – live updates Israel’s election was too close to call on Tuesday night after a historic turnout by voters for an election described by some as the most consequential in the country’s history, and marked by a record participation by Israeli Arab voters. Exit polls published on Tuesday evening, they suggested that the opposition bloc of parties led by the former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Gadi Eisenkot, would win most seats in the Knesset by a slight m...

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