No clear winner in Israeli election as negotiations to follow
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party won more votes than his main challenger, but both sides will likely struggle to cobble together a coalition.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party won more votes than his main challenger, but both sides will likely struggle to cobble together a coalition.
The PM's Likud party has alleged foreign interference and said Arab-led parties "stole" the election after his coalition lost its majority. Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party claims election was ‘stolen’ in ‘attack on democracy’. Covered...
Israel's final election count leaves Netanyahu's bloc with 53 Knesset seats, while opposition and Arab-led parties could form an alternative government
Results released by election officials on Thursday showed Netanyahu's bloc winning 53 seats in the 120-member assembly, well below the 68 seats it had previously
Israel's election leaves the country facing weeks of coalition bargaining and an uphill battle for the opposition party to form a majority government.
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Israeli parliamentary elections are being held on Tuesday, the first since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack and Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently embroiled in a corruption...
After his far-right coalition lost 11 seats in the election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to discredit the results by claiming there was mass voting fraud in Arab communities. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1...
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Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of launching an organized campaign to delegitimize Tuesday's election results, vowing to prevent any delay in the new Knesset's swearing-in.
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In Israel, nearly all the votes have been counted in Tuesday's election. A majority of Israelis rejected the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but forming a coalition could require breaking taboos. Covered by 24 outlets:...
Weeks of negotiations to build a majority coalition and name a prime minister likely lie ahead, with another election possible if they fail
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the right-wing Likud party fell short of gaining a 61-seat majority needed to control the Knesset as the election results were finalized. Netanyahu’s bloc secured 53...
Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot and Mansour Abbas of Ra'am party
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition won the most seats in the general election but fell eight short of a parliamentary majority, final results showed Friday. Arab party groupings emerged as...
Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks following exit polls for Israel's national election, at Likud's election headquarters in Jerusalem on Oct. 28, 2026. (Ammar Awad /Reuters)
Stalemate could work in the incumbent Prime Minister’s favour, allowing him to remain in power in a caretaker capacity while parties work on forming coalition
During The Times of Israel's Election Night Livestream, ToI's political reporter Ariela Karmel explains what initial exit poll results say about how the electorate feels about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Watch...
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Israelis have cast their verdict on the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, delivering the highest voter turn-out in a generation. But there is still no clear winner, with neither the Prime Minister nor his chief rival conceding defeat....
Veteran Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg was left shocked after she was caught ripping into Israel's policies.
Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg apologised for her sharp remarks after mistakenly believing a live television interview was off air.
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With record representation in the Knesset, Arab voters see a chance to influence Israel’s government and improve their daily lives, but opposition leaders remain divided over accepting their support.
Has Israel shifted decisively to the right, becoming a predominantly right-wing to far-right country? Open the link to listen to the full episode: https://www.ft.com/content/e0625986-8b93-423e-a703-c221c1dbd47a?syn-25a6b1a6=1 ►...
An Israeli air strike hits a civilian car at Al Maghazi camp in central Gaza, killing two and wounding several. Civil defence clears wreckage as Gaza’s health ministry reports over 1,500 Palestinians killed since the ceasefire, with no...
A fascinating chart from Yedioth Aharanot newspaper shows the voting breakdown of the Jewish electorate in the Israeli election. …
Israeli police say they have found no evidence supporting Likud’s claims that Arab parties rigged the parliamentary election
The voting results are mostly in, and they are less conclusive than everyone hoped or than either side is willing to admit.
We get analysis of the Israeli elections, the upcoming U.S. midterms, the pro-Palestine movement and more from Palestinian American scholar Rashid Khalidi and Pakistani British writer Tariq Ali. They are co-authors of the new book The...
Marwan Bishara The central question is whether defeating Netanyahu would change Israel’s policies or simply change the people managing them.
Israel is facing political uncertainty after an election that produced no clear governing majority. But what do the results reveal about how Israelis want leaders to confront the country's challenges? Nick Schifrin discussed that with...
High turnout exposed deep fatigue with crisis and war, yet coalition deadlock means no clear path to a calmer regional course
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France is again imposing restrictions on Israeli defense firms ahead of Euronaval 2026, continuing a policy of limiting Israel's presence at major defense exhibitions.
Qatar has categorically denied allegations that it interfered in Israeli elections or funded activities intended to influence the results. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari rejected accusations made by Israeli politicians...
Main opposition parties fail to muster majority.
Israeli advertising firm Discover-Tech reportedly helped several spy-tech companies target Starlink users with surveillance software
A "minor" has been killed by police after attacking a guard at Israel's embassy in Belgrade with knives, the interior minister says. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are centre, 1 lean right.
Serbia raised its terror alert to the highest level after a knife-wielding minor attacked a guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
An assailant shouting Allahu Akbar attacked a Gendarmerie officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade before being fatally shot by the officer.
A "minor" has been killed by police after attacking a guard at Israel's embassy in Belgrade with knives, the interior minister says. Ivica Dacic said police had declared the highest terror alert after the incident.
The company said it was looking into hundreds of new accounts that had placed wagers in two markets related to the election on Tuesday.
Polymarket is investigating suspicious bets placed by hundreds of new accounts on Netanyahu's election performance, with some traders reportedly cashing out more than $100,000.
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Palestinian voters could decide Israel’s future, but its political class refuses to accept their mandate
Sky News has obtained copies of leaflets promoting medical clinics in illegal Israeli settlements by a company seeking to recruit British Jewish doctors at an event in London
Malicious ads were deliberately served to Starlink users to uncover their identity and launch further surveillance efforts.
Netanyahu is seeking to continue his run as the country’s longer-serving prime minister