Politics
Israel votes Tuesday in a tight general election as opposition bloc edges ahead in polls
October 25, 2026 at 07:57 AM
5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 4 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
انتخابات إسرائيل.. من يصوّت ومتى حسم النتائج؟
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AJAl Jazeera English
Israeli elections: What are the possible outcomes?
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TGThe Guardian
‘Gaza’s suffering has become campaign fodder’: Palestinians fear the worst from Israel election
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AJAl Jazeera English
Bots, deepfakes and surveillance: Israel’s election goes to war online
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SNSky News Arabia
آلاف المتظاهرين في تل أبيب لمحاسبة مسئولي 7 أكتوبر
(opens the publisher’s site)Israel votes on October 27 for all 120 Knesset seats, with polls projecting Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc at 52 seats against 50 for Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling alliance.
- Thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday, demanding an independent investigation into the October 7 security failures.
- Polls project Eisenkot's opposition bloc to take 52 Knesset seats versus 50 for Netanyahu's alliance, with Arab-led parties potentially decisive.
- Netanyahu and Eisenkot have both vowed to end Hamas rule in Gaza.
- Haaretz reported that online bots created against Iran were repurposed to campaign for Netanyahu, while both camps circulated AI-generated videos targeting rivals.
- Some 7.33 million eligible voters will choose among 38 party lists at 12,018 polling stations on Tuesday.
- Around 650,000 double-envelope ballots, equal to some 15 seats, may delay final results until the count is complete.
- Legal campaign silence takes effect from Monday evening, with an estimated 640,000 first-time voters registered.