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‘We'll send them home’: Joint List leader vows to help oust Netanyahu

With the Joint List projected to win 13 seats and Arab parties holding 19 combined, Yousef Jabareen says his party is ready to help remove Netanyahu from power, while Ahmad Tibi sees a real chance for political change and identifies Gadi Eisenkot as a leading candidate to form the next government

Einav Halabi | 10.28.26

Israel election sends $70 million in Polymarket bets into turmoil

Hours before voting, bettors gave Eisenkot a 56% chance of becoming prime minister against Netanyahu's 27.5%, only to reverse course after exit polls; their strong bet on Yashar! winning the most Knesset seats also faltered as coalition talks loom

News Agencies | 10.28.26

Shekel plunges as Israeli election results fuel political uncertainty

The dollar climbs to 3.09 shekels and the euro tops 3.43 as preliminary election results unsettle investors; global markets await a Federal Reserve interest rate decision, with economists warning that further tightening could hurt the US economy

Mickey Greenfeld, Calcalist | 10.28.26

רה"מ נתניהו ו דונלד טראמפ ב מסע"ת ב מאר א-לאגו

Trump claims credit for Netanyahu's election gains as vote count continues

US president says his endorsement helped PM outperform expectations as his right-wing bloc strengthens its position in preliminary results; with counting still underway, neither major political camp has secured a parliamentary majority

Daniel Edelson, New York | 10.28.26

Netanyahu bloc slips to 55 seats with nearly half the vote counted

With 48.43% counted, Likud leads with 27 seats and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar has 22; the rival bloc holds 50 seats and Arab parties 15, leaving neither camp with a majority as late-counted military and other ballots could change the balance

ynet | 10.28.26

Smotrich vows Jewish settlements in Gaza as party defies election polls

Finance minister pledges to expand Jewish settlements in Gaza and West Bank and reject territorial withdrawals from Lebanon and Syria after his Religious Zionist Party wins projected 6 Knesset seats, despite earlier polls suggesting it might fail to enter parliament

Gilad Cohen | 10.28.26

'Not just empty talk': Ra'am's Abbas signals willingness to join next government

Mansour Abbas signals willingness to join government promising real change for Arab Israelis on crime, violence, home demolitions and racism; projected electoral gains boost his leverage, but shifting exit polls cloud coalition prospects

Hassan Shaalan | 10.28.26

Is Israel barreling toward another election? 5 scenarios after dramatic night

Updated projections show no clear path to governing coalition, with repeat elections increasingly likely; Netanyahu-led unity government, defections from opposition and Eisenkot minority government remain possible but face major political obstacles

Yuval Karni | 10.28.26

Netanyahu vows to confront Iran threat alongside Trump as exit polls show no clear majority

'Israel is stronger than ever': Prime minister hails military achievements across the Middle East and says the fight against Iran is far from over, as exit polls project Likud as Israel's largest party but leave his political bloc short of a Knesset majority

Ilan Levinsohn | 10.28.26

The bloc that serves won. Now it's time to break promises

Opinion: Parties seeking change have a historic opportunity to form a government — that means abandoning promises not to cooperate with Arab parties, and acting quickly before another election leaves Netanyahu in power

Ben-Dror Yemini | 10.28.26

Israel election turnout hits 77.7%, highest in 25 years, as exit polls show 52-50 split

Nearly 5.7 million Israelis voted by 10 p.m., with more ballots still to come; updated exit polls give the change bloc 52 seats against Netanyahu's 50, while Arab parties reach 18 seats and two Arava communities report 100% turnout

ynet | 10.27.26

אירוע הזנקת הבחירות של מפלגת ישר בהשתתפות יו"ר המפלגה גדי איזנקוט בהאנגר תל אביב

‘I'll act immediately to replace Netanyahu’: Eisenkot responds to Israel exit polls

With the change bloc projected to win 53 seats against Netanyahu's 50, Eisenkot pledges to form a government committed to military conscription; Yair Golan calls it a ‘historic opportunity,’ while Likud's Gideon Sa'ar warns the left is celebrating too soon

Yuval Karni | 10.27.26

Israel election 2026: What happens after polls close and when will we know who won?

Exit polls arrive at 10 p.m., but special ballots could delay the final count until Friday; the new Knesset is set to convene November 10, while coalition negotiations could take weeks or even lead to another election

ynet Global | 10.27.26

איש הימין פלאביו בולסונרו בנאום שבו סירב להכיר ב הפסדו ב בחירות ב ברזיל

Flavio Bolsonaro vanishes after Brazil election defeat, reportedly flees to US

After losing to Lula and refusing to concede, the right-wing candidate failed to surrender his passports as ordered by Brazil's Supreme Court; reports and a US official say he is headed to America, but his route remains unclear and Argentina denies he entered its territory

ynet, News Agencies | 10.27.26

Israel election turnout hits 74.3% by 8 p.m., highest since 1988

More than 5.4 million Israelis voted by 8 p.m., eight percentage points above 2022; election officials reject a nationwide extension of voting hours, while special ballot counting could continue into Friday

ynet | 10.27.26

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