Israel voted on October 27, 2026, after polls showed a deadlocked race. All main exit polls had Eisenkot's center-right bloc slightly ahead, but with all Tuesday ballots counted Netanyahu's coalition holds about 53 seats and the Jewish Opposition Alliance about 48, with Arab parties possibly 19, both short of the 61 needed. Absentee ballots, including many soldiers' votes, and about 10 percent cast at temporary polling places will not be counted until Thursday. Netanyahu says Likud remains the largest party, calls governing with anti-Zionist Arab parties forbidden, and accuses them of stealing seats, with Likud sending hundreds of testimonies to police, Shin Bet and the elections committee. Balad's Maha Saba says Arab parties would negotiate only with Eisenkot's bloc.