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Israel’s Final Count: Netanyahu Bloc Short With 53 Seats

Israel’s Central Elections Committee finished counting Tuesday’s election votes on Thursday, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority. Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc won 48 and Arab-led parties a record 19, together 67. Likud remains the largest party with 27 seats. Official results are due to be published next Wednesday after an integrity review, and coalition talks are just beginning.

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Original TruthRank graphic (no photos or party logos). Seat totals from the Central Elections Committee’s completed count, reported independently by Haaretz, Ynet, The Jerusalem Post and i24NEWS. Official certified results are still to come.
Original TruthRank graphic (no photos or party logos). Seat totals from the Central Elections Committee’s completed count, reported independently by Haaretz, Ynet, The Jerusalem Post and i24NEWS. Official certified results are still to come.Graphic: TruthRank (original; no photos or logos)

What’s confirmed

  • Israel’s Central Elections Committee finished counting Tuesday’s election votes on Thursday, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority.
  • Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc won 48 and Arab-led parties a record 19, together 67.
  • Likud remains the largest party with 27 seats.
  • Official results are due to be published next Wednesday after an integrity review, and coalition talks are just beginning.

Confirmed by 4 independent outlets: Haaretz, Ynet, The Jerusalem Post and i24NEWS.

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Confirmation record

Plus the primary source: Israel’s Central Elections Committee.
✓Haaretz Counted
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-29/ty-article-live/seat-results-steady-as-elections-committee-begins-counting-absentee-ballots/000001a1-8567-d9b5-a3b5-cdf7e5cc0004?liveBlogItemId=2136036781
✓Ynet Counted
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/lzkcj5xqa
✓The Jerusalem Post Counted
https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-913237
✓i24NEWS Counted
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israeli-elections/artc-israel-completes-vote-count-with-netanyahu-s-bloc-short-of-a-majority

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  • Published at 95% with 4 independent confirmations.

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