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Record-breaking voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel hits around 80 percent, early indications show.

Despite narrower exit poll figures, opposition leaders insisted the result was a defeat for the government.

Israelis have sprinted to the polls in the highest numbers in 50 years to deliver a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu's prime ministership. Matthew Knott is on the ground in Tel Aviv.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have won fewer votes than his main challenger, according to early exit polls, but both sides will likely struggle to cobble together a coalition.

<p>Early indications suggest it will be some time before the shape of new government and who will lead it is clear</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/27/israel-elections-knesset-netanyahu-likud-eisenkot-gaza-latest-updates">Israel election – live updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oc

Israel's major television networks released exit polls as voting closed in its critical election, showing no clear winner. CBS News senior reporter Dov Lieber reports.

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Israeli opposition parties appeared to hold a slim lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc in Tuesday's general election, according to initial exit polls, as a surge in...

Το μπλοκ της αντιπολίτευσης με επικεφαλής τον Γκάντι Άιζενκοτ έχει προβάδισμα, σύμφωνα με τα exit polls που δημοσιοποιήθηκαν μετά το κλείσιμο των εκλογικών τμημάτων στο Ισραήλ, ωστόσο δεν εξασφαλίζει την πλειοψηφία που απαιτείται για τον σχηματισμό κυβέρνησης. Ειδικότερα, τα exit polls που μετέδωσαν τα ισραηλινά τηλεοπτικά δίκτυα δίνουν στο «μπλοκ της αλλαγή

The vote drew a near-record turnout of 77.7 per cent, as Israelis passed wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct 7, 2023

Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc slightly ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, but neither forecast to secure a majority, according to TV surveys

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/743878' alt='National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen in Jerusalem, January 28, 2024 (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)' title='National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister

Israel's first election since October 7 appears deadlocked, with neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot on track for a majority.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2784,w_4176/743921' alt='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. (photo credit: YOSSI ZAMIR

Final results are expected in the coming days and may vary from the exit polls.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vying for another term in thehigh-stakes race.

Polls have closed across the country. Exits polls may offer clues about the direction of the voting but not necessarily a clear winner.

<p>Bereaved families tell voters to remember the victims while others have flown thousands of miles to cast their ballots</p><p>Election day in Israel began with a protest by some of the voters with most at stake. Bereaved families of those killed in the 7 October attacks held a minute of silence at 6.29am, the moment when Hamas launched its onslaught just o

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High turnout in vote widely described as the most consequential in Israel's history.

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President Vucic called the incident an attack on free speech and the freedom of journalism.

What does National's and Labour's polling mean for local seats?

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/acv_AQ/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/27/aef3f14c-160b-41e0-8d4e-44e8909fe66a.jpg">Die meisten Prognosen sehen den von Gadi Eisenkot angeführten Oppositionsblock vorn. Allerdings erreicht auch sein Lager keine Mehrheit ohne arabische Parteien. Die haben deutlich dazugewonnen

Polling stations closed in Israel on Tuesday for a pivotal general election that opinion polls suggest will be a tight race.

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PUTRAJAYA, Oct 27 &mdash; The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting on November 6 to discuss key dates fo...

Israelis voted Tuesday at the highest rate in 45 years, delivering a wartime verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what many called the nation's most consequential electi...

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The election forecaster Nate Silver breaks down the likelihood of a G.O.P. wipeout.

A PDP chieftain, Umar Danjani, has warned that Jigawa people will face hardship and regret if the party loses the 2027 general elections in the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/jigawa-people-will-suffer-if-pdp-loses-2027-polls-chieftain/

Neither Netanyahu nor rival alliance led by Gadi Eisenkot has a clear path to power

Israel sealed the West Bank, emptied parts of Hebron and tightened the squeeze on Gaza as its election campaign closed.

Israel's election has ended in an apparent deadlock with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, nor his main rival Gadi Eisenkot, on track for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_933,w_1400/732795' alt='Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election (photo credit: REUVEN CASTRO)' title='Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election (photo credit: REUVEN CASTRO)' /><br />Forces are expected to be deployed a

<p>Updated exit polling shows Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc tied with Eisenkot’s opposition grouping, with both on 51 seats, as Palestinian parties surge</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/israel-election-too-close-to-call-as-exit-polls-give-netanyahu-bloc-slightly-fewer-seats">Full report: Israel election too close to call as e

Netanyahu seeks to extend rule at helm of far right alliance facing off against predominantly right-wing bloc.

Millions to cast ballots in election widely billed as the most consequential in Israel's history.

As many as 43 candidates, including three sitting members, are in the fray

In the letter, Sanjay Yadav said that pens of the same type as the violet pens used for marking preferences on ballot papers during polling must not be available to any counting officer or election agent at the counting centre

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ECI says such serious lapses cannot be condoned, directs charge-sheets to be issued to delinquent officers; repoll in three polling booths in affected constituency conducted peacefully on Monday with 57% voter turnout

Polls have opened across Israel on Tuesday in one of the most momentous elections in its history as voters deliver their verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's wartime leadership. Mr Netanyahu is seeking re-election after a four-year term defined by the catastrophic security failure of the attacks on October 7, 2023, Israel's destructive war on Gaza

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Opposition parties as well as civil society members in West Bengal have demanded that the State Election Commission in view of the large number of eligible electors deleted from the electoral roll under SIR, consider holding elections only after the conclusion of the special re-enrolment drive and SSR

Residents seek lasting relief from congestion, and say that establishing designated vending zones will help address a significant part of the problem

While the BJP stages a protest seeking action against Congress election malpractice, the latter accuses the former of indulging in it