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Israelis vote in election that may not settle who governs
Netanyahu's bloc trails in most polls but neither camp is projected to reach 61 seats
JERUSALEM — Israelis voted Tuesday in the first national election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. Polls opened at 7 a.m. at more than 12,000 stations and close at 10 p.m., when exit polls are due. Final pre-election surveys put Gadi Eisenkot's new centrist Yashar party narrowly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, with Channel 12 giving Yashar 23 seats to Likud's 21. The pro-Netanyahu Channel 14 shows Likud far ahead at 30. Most polls place Netanyahu's right-wing and ultra-Orthodox bloc at 49 to 55 seats, short of the 61 needed in the 120-seat Knesset. The Jerusalem Post's average of four weekend polls gave the opposition bloc 54 seats to Netanyahu's 49.5. Coalition talks could run for weeks. Haaretz reported public anxiety over what Netanyahu might do before and after the vote.
Why it mattersThe result will shape Israeli policy on Gaza, Iran, Lebanon and the West Bank at a time when several fronts are volatile.
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