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A road sign stands in front of a large billboard featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and leader of the centrist Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, in Ramat Gan, October 26, 2026

Day after Election: With 50% votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc leads with 55 seats, opposition at 50

People walk in the rain in Jerusalem, August 15, 2026.

Police, emergency services searching for people, vehicles trapped in southern Israel floods

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, alongside members of his party, at the party’s election headquarters in Modiin, on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Ben-Gvir, RZP to win combined 12 seats, election exit polls project


Shas, UTJ projected to win 12-13 seats in next Knesset, election exit polls predict

Both Shas and UTJ are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political bloc, and their combined seat total could prove crucial in determining whether he can secure a 61-seat majority.

A view of the empty Shas party election headquarters in Jerusalem, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

People of Israel, Reservists-Economic Party, Haredi Public all projected to fall short of threshold

The 3.25% threshold is the minimum percentage of the national vote a party needs to win to be allocated any seats in the next Knesset.

(L-R) Yoaz Hendel, Ofer Winter, and Moti Leitner

JPost’s Election Day LIVE: Watch exit polls, analyses, and election updates across Israel

Watch the live broadcast for the latest projections, reactions, and what the results could mean for the next government.

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Likud rep. accuses CEC of ignoring instances of voter fraud in favor of high voter turnout

Earlier on Tuesday, Likud said that it had received 620 reports of unusual incidents and suspected irregularities at polling stations in the Arab sector.

Political party activists gather near election campaign posters outside a polling station in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon during Israel’s general elections, October 27, 2026.

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.

 People enjoy the atmosphere at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem during Israel’s general election day, October 27, 2026

Four men arrested after violent altercation breaks out at Rahat polling center

Also in Rahat, masked individuals riding on horses and camels through the city were reportedly seen waving political flags and playing loud music.

Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.

Houthis claim to have hit Saudi Ras Tanura oil refinery, defense ministry with ballistic missiles

The Houthis also said they had attacked Saudi military aircraft and repelled an advance by Saudi-backed forces near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, an important Red Sea shipping route.

A Houthi supporter wearing a military uniform holds a mock missile as he joins Houthi supporters in a rally to show support to the movement as fighting intensifies across several Yemeni fronts, in Sana'a, Yemen, October 9, 2026

Ra'am, Israeli civil rights watchdog receive reports of voter obstruction in Arab sector

ACRI warned that without immediate intervention, the delays could prevent large numbers of Arab voters from exercising their right to vote.

People stand in a queue to vote during the national election, at a polling station in the Arab village of Taibe, northern Israel, October 27, 2026

Suspected Ra'am vote bribery case transferred to Lahav 433 as Netanyahu calls for investigation

"There was nothing improper about the activists' conduct," the Ra'am party stated in response. "These are attempts by Ben-Gvir’s police force to suppress voting within Arab society."

Ballot slip for the Ra'am party.

WATCH: Democrats activist knocked unconscious by Otzma Yehudit-affiliated activist in Holon

Assaults were reported against a B'Yachad activist in Tiberias. Earlier in the day, the Haredi Public Party announced its members had been attacked in Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, and Betar Illit.

An Israeli votes in the 2026 Knesset election, October 27, 2026.