Live Updates: A-G denies request to interrogate senior Arab party MKs amid election interference accusations
Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of attempting to undermine public trust in election result • Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate'
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RZP's Simcha Rothman calls for investigation into alleged PA interference in Knesset election
Asked whether he was suggesting that the results of the most recent Knesset elections should be annulled, Rothman responded with a series of hypothetical scenarios.
By103FMMK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, October 7, 2026.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
A-G denies Zini's request to interrogate Arab party senior lawmakers, says evidence needed
Likud released a response to the A-G's decision later on Tuesday, accusing her of "attempting to conceal the truth from the citizens of Israel."
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Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of attempting to undermine public trust in election results
Eisenkot: Netanyahu lacks majority, opposition bloc will repeal laws that ‘threaten democracy'
Eisenkot’s video statement came ahead of consultations at the President’s Residence, which are set to begin on Wednesday.
ByKESHET NEEVGadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, leaves after voting during the national election, in Herzliya, Israel, October 27, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/SHIR TOREM)Go to the full article > >
The releases follow judicial criticism of the investigation, but the courts have reached different conclusions about the need to keep individual suspects in custody.
Several parties declare who they will recommend for PM ahead of presidential consultations
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party on Tuesday confirmed its intention to recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the candidate to form the government.
ByJONAH DAVIDOV, NACHUM PERRYOtzma Yehudit party chairman and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, alongside members of his party, at the party’s election headquarters in Modiin, on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026. (photo credit: FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Eisenkot may get the mandate, but haredi parties hold key to Israel's next government - analysis
Israel's haredi parties could determine the next government as Eisenkot seeks a coalition, Liberman rules out support from an Arab party, and Netanyahu weighs his options.
ByANNA BARSKYShas leader MK Arye Deri (L) and United Torah Judaism leader MK Ya’akov Asher.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu accuses opposition of hypocrisy over haredi draft law amid coalition talks
Netanyahu accused Eisenkot and the opposition bloc of courting haredi parties despite their previous opposition to legislation regulating haredi military service.
ByAVI SOLOMON, JONAH DAVIDOVIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, speak with members of the public in the city of Beit Shemesh, just hours before polls close on Israel’s general election day, October 27, 2026.(photo credit: YAAKOV LEDERMAN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Zehut's Feiglin calls to dissolve Knesset amid election interference claims, backs Netanyahu as PM
Despite questioning the legitimacy of the election results, Feiglin said he would recommend only Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next government.
BySHIR PERETSZehut party chairman Moshe Feiglin visits the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City, October 26, 2026(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Eisenkot gets opposition backing as leaders vow to form emergency gov't 'as soon as possible'
Parties pledge to begin coalition negotiations immediately, replace Knesset speaker next week • Bennett says bloc must act urgently to replace Netanyahu's government
ByKESHET NEEV, SHIR PERETS(L-R clockwise) Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot, Democrats head Yair Golan, B'Yachad head Naftali Bennett, Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman, B'Yachad deputy Yair Lapid.(photo credit: YAIR LAPID'S OFFICE)Go to the full article > >Israel votes 2026: All you need to know
The final voter turnout was 77.7% when polls closed at 10:00 p.m., according to the Central Elections Committee (CEC), up 7.1% from the 2022 election.
Likud remains the largest party: Netanyahu's Likud won 27 seats, followed by Eisenkot's Yashar with 21 and Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad with 12.
Netanyahu's bloc leads, but falls short of a majority: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats.
Arab parties hold 19 seats: The Joint List and Ra'am secured a combined 19 seats, giving them a potentially decisive role in efforts to form the next government.
What happens next? Once the official results are published, President Isaac Herzog will consult with representatives of the elected parties before tasking a lawmaker with forming the next government. The designated candidate will initially have 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to form a coalition.
Could Israel face another election? If no candidate succeeds in forming a government through the prescribed process, the political deadlock could ultimately lead to another election.
