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What's Next for Israel After Election Produces Gridlock

High turnout boosted Palestinian parties, but Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposition both fell short of the 61 seats needed to govern.

Summary by Ground News
More Israelis voted in Tuesday’s election than in any poll since 2001, yet neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his challengers have a straightforward path to power.

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Israel appears to be in a political deadlock again. With nearly 90 percent of the votes counted in Tuesday's election, it appears that neither the coalition of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the bloc of his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, will be able to secure the majority needed to form a government. To form a government, one of the main parties will likely be forced to break key campaign promises. For this reason, new elections se…

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Middle East Eye broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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