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Bennett backs Eisenkot as PM as talks with Herzog set for Wednesday
Mossad to provide Shin Bet with assessment of suspected foreign interference in elections • Likud MKs deny that they Yashar members asking them to defect • Liberman denies speakership reports
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Likud MKs deny that they Yashar members asking them to defect, Eisenkot sets coalition principles
Shas's Deri rules out joining opposition bloc government without Likud as UTJ weighs talks
Liberman rejects possibility of sitting with Arab parties, bloc leaders hold coalition talks
Netanyahu meets Ben-Gvir, Smotrich as opposition leaders hold coalition talks • Shas's Deri rules out joining opposition bloc government without Likud as UTJ weighs talks
Shas officials blame hardline draft stance for one of party’s worst-ever election defeats
Shas has lost about 30% of its voters since 2022, leaving the ultra-Orthodox party with barely half its previous representation.
Former Shas minister blames Deri for alienating voters as party drops to six seats
Commentators say Arye Deri should have stopped the conscription crisis before it cost the party its base, calling him a 'millstone' around the ultra-Orthodox party's neck.
The results are in: Netanyahu's Likud is Israel's biggest party with 27 seats as all votes counted
Protesters rally outside Eisenkot's home with calls to include Arab parties in coalition • Shin Bet probes foreign election interference, warns against blaming Arab voters
Netanyahu's Likud maintains lead with 90.4% of votes in as counting of double envelopes begins
Golan calls on opposition to form government with Arab parties • Nearly 80% of IDF troops voted in the 2026 Knesset elections • Trump claims endorsement shifted momentum for Netanyahu
Haredi parties Shas, UTJ set to win 14 combined seats in 2026 Israeli election
Neither party has committed to joining only a Netanyahu-led coalition, and Shas’s spiritual leader has indicated that he would be open to joining a government led by Eisenkot.
CEC denies Likud's request to extend Israeli election voting time past 10 p.m.
Likud, People of Israel, Shas, and Otzma Yehudit have called for extended voting hours, though only CEC Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg can decide to extend voting hours.
In Photos: Israel's political leaders cast their ballots in 26th Knesset election
Israel's leading politicians cast their votes for the 26th Knesset at polling stations around the country.
Election Night: Netanyahu's bloc overtakes opposition, but both fall short of majority
Eisenkot declares victory as opposition bloc leads Netanyahu's, but neither have clear path to majority • Arab parties skyrocket as Netanyahu's right-wing partners fall
Election Day: A complete guide to Israel’s political parties and what they stand for
The Jerusalem Post has prepared a series of explainers breaking down the platforms, leaders, and main positions of the main parties running in the election.
