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Israel election deadlocked as Netanyahu and Eisenkot fall short of majority
Exit polls show neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot secured a majority in Israel's first election since October 2023.
Israel held its first general election since the October 2023 Hamas attacks on Tuesday, with voter turnout reaching 77.7%, the highest in decades. Exit polls showed a deadlock, with Eisenkot's opposition bloc and Netanyahu's governing coalition each winning around 50–52 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, well short of the 61 needed for a majority. Netanyahu's Likud party emerged as the largest single party with around 24–27 seats, while Arab-led parties achieved record gains of 17–19 seats. Both Netanyahu and Eisenkot claimed victory, though weeks of coalition negotiations are expected before a government can be formed.
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