Israel elections 2026

Israeli-American Ruby Chen, whose son Itay was killed on October 7th and whose body was held in captivity for almost two years, will focus on support from the outside

During the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Shirel's sister, Dr. Elay Hogeg, and her husband fought for their lives after being injured and managed to escape the kibbutz with their daughter

In a statement, Segalovich said it had been a privilege to promote issues important to him during his time in the Knesset and as deputy minister of public security

According to the poll, the "Together" party loses two seats, while Yashar gains two. Likud slips by one seat. Neither bloc has enough seats to form a governing coalition.

As Israel heads to its first post–October 7 election, Netanyahu faces his toughest political test yet, but coalition math could still keep him in power

Former prime minister says the new appointments give women a majority on the party's candidate list ahead of the next election

Internal appeals cite possible fraud, vote-counting errors and procedural violations, with the court considering whether to order a recount or a new ballot

Mansour Abbas ties any new alliance to the prospect of joining the governing coalition, amid opposition within the Ra'am party to adding a Jewish candidate to the slate

Emergency procedures that would halt voting during rocket sirens, secure ballots under special wartime protocols, and allow frontline troops to cast ballots using military dog tags

The unusual overseas campaign has sparked debate both in Israel and locally in Cyprus

The primary is currently set for August 17

Following the backlash, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Likud released a revised version of the video in which the young man was replaced by a woman

In a hypothetical matchup, the Yashar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, would come out with the majority in the legislative election with 24 seats, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party

In the final days of the Knesset session, lawmakers approved a series of bills spanning security, judicial, and social issues

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel resigned from the government after voting against the law

Coalition races to push through torah study as a basic law, while demanding longer army service from non-Orthodox citizens

Prime Minister Netanyahu is seeking a system that combines reserved slots under his direct control, a selection committee, and limited party primaries

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir urges Netanyahu and Katz to halt legislation, warning it would deepen inequality, worsen the military's manpower crisis, and force the IDF to approve mass exemptions during wartime

Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party has overtaken Likud as the largest party in Israel, in a new Kan News poll, marking the first time this has happened

Israeli elections will take place on October 27, marking the first time since 1988 that a Knesset election has not been called early

Iran launched three ballistic missiles toward US bases in Kuwait. Three border posts in the country’s north were struck in what Kuwait described a “criminal and aggressive attack”

Likud maintains its lead at the top, but the anti-Netanyahu bloc is scraping the 61 seats

'The security and law enforcement bodies in the State of Israel are not loyal to any individual or any camp, they are loyal to the people of Israel, and the values of a Jewish and democratic state'

With 31 women out of 120 members of the current Knesset, Israel now ranks 97th out of 189 countries in terms of female representation in Parliament