Netanyahu says portfolios sought by far-right politician must stay with Likud; Ben Gvir says premier planning a coalition with Eisenkot: 'The cat's out of the bag'

Zman Yisrael survey gives Jewish-led opposition bloc 54-49 lead, with Eisenkot's Yashar 6 seats ahead of Likud; Channel 13 poll gives parties loyal to PM a one-seat edge

Joint List chief decries 'racist campaign' after PM's party and Religious Zionism cite unsubstantiated fraud claims; Eisenkot vows to end Hamas rule in Gaza in 18 months if elected

While the 2026 election largely ignores gender equality, structural changes in centrist parties and a grassroots ultra-Orthodox movement might be quietly shifting the political map

Israel Democracy Institute survey finds 71% want top-level probe of Hamas invasion, 72% favor egalitarian draft law; more Israelis view UK as hostile than they do Saudi Arabia

101 polling stations open at 99 diplomatic missions for around 4,800 eligible absentee voters; IDF to begin early voting next week for soldiers deployed on bases, overseas

B'Yachad proposes folding Diaspora Ministry into Foreign Ministry, also vows to 'respect existing prayer arrangements at Western Wall Plaza' while maintaining Robinson's Arch as a space for 'prayer and gatherings in diverse ways'

Zamir urges 'readiness on every front' during 'sensitive period' of West Bank olive harvest and run-up to Israeli election; PM says Iran’s regime ‘must go,’ doubts it will fall before Israelis vote on Oct. 27

Community with estimated 30,000 voters reportedly angry over failure to pass draft exemptions; PM and his partners turn up heat on People of Israel, Haredi Public parties over fear they'll waste votes

Haredi leader's comments draw rebukes from Bennett and Liberman, who warn voting for such a govenrment would lead to greater burden on IDF reservists

Influx of voters from overseas alarms Netanyahu's bloc, with tens of thousands having left during his current term; returning citizens say vote 'crucial' for Israel's future

Via translator, far-right Otzma Yehudit leader takes credit for bringing down car insurance rates and crows about legally dubious measures, but shrugs off responsibility for anything not going his way

It's a combination of his own shameless efforts to rewrite history, his opponents' inability to adequately hold him to account for that blackest of days and much more besides, and, perhaps, Israel's changing demographics

Davidi Ben Zion, No. 8 in People of Israel party, cites low polling and right-wing campaign urging him to drop out, including posters in his home community

While neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot-led opposition has clear path to majority, veteran pollster predicts PM's bloc will face 'more difficult test' in turning out enough supporters

PM claims during lengthy TV interview that Iran is working to orchestrate an attack to influence election, maybe through Hamas and Hezbollah; urges criminal probe of those involved in his corruption prosecution